Pride was a theme underlined by Beitar Jerusalem's coach, Yuval Naim,
before last night's encounter with Bnei Sakhnin at Teddy Stadium. Naim
told his players that the fans would hate losing against Sakhnin,
without spelling out the obvious reason. In retrospect, his words
probably demoralized his team: Sakhnin enjoyed their evening in
Jerusalem, taking the lead in the first half through a Ahmed Kasoum
goal, and adding two more in the second half. Beitar's fans reacted
with racist chants - before someone swiftly played music on the
stadium's PA system to drown out the embarrassment that already caused
Beitar to be docked two points this season. After the game, Beitar's
fans called for Naim to resign, and hurled stones at the Sakhnin fans'
bus. Police arrested 12 people - eight Sakhnin fans and four Beitar
fans - after skirmishes erupted.



