Matchweek | FC Ashdod vs Maccabi Haifa | Yud-Alef Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Ilay Feingold, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Ali Mohamed, Manuel “Show” Cafumana, Gadi Kinda, Lior Refaelov (C), Anan Khalaili, Frantzdy Pierrot.
Kick Off
5’ Cornud receives the ball at the left wing, he storms into the box and shoots, but Ashdod's goalkeeper, Ariel Harush, blocks the attempt.
7’ GOAL! Goldberg passes the ball to Pierrot who turns around on his defender and shoots it flat from the edge of the box, the ball hits the post and goes into the net. 0:1 for Maccabi
10’ Khalaili crosses a great ball into the box, Pierrot heads it, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
11’ Cornud crosses a clever ball towards Khalaili who heads it, but the ball goes above the target.
14’ Cornud takes a free kick from 18 meters, but the ball goes slightly wide.
17’ Khalaili provides another nice cross towards Pierrot, who shoots with a single touch, but he misses the frame.
19’ Red card: Ezekiel Henty (Ashdod)
23’ GOAL! Khalaili delivers a brilliant Trivela cross straight to Cornud who shoves it in from close range. 0:2 for Maccabi
25’ GOAL! Mohamed sends a brilliant pass forward to Khalaili who crosses it to Pierrot, and the striker scores with his back heel. 0:3 for Maccabi.
27’ Substitution for Ashdod: Noam Mucha in, Shlomi Azulay out.
39’ GOAL! Kinda provides an incisive pass towards Refaelov who is blocked, but the ball arrives at Pierrot who shoots from inside the box to complete a hat-trick before half time. 0:4 for Maccabi
41’ GOAL! Kinda crosses a sharp ball into the box, Pierrot heads it in from close range. 0:5 for Maccabi
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Lior Kasa in, Ali Mohamed out.
46’ Triple Substitution for Ashdod: Sahar Hasson, Stav Nachmani and Martin Ndzie in, Ariel Harush, Mohamad Kanaan and Shaked Hakmon out.
52’ Yellow Card: Roy Levy (Ashdod)
52’ Yellow Card: Pierre Cornud (Maccabi)
55’ Refaelov tries from 18 meters, but the ball goes just over the crossbar.
58’ Yellow Card: Gil Cohen (Ashdod)
59’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Tomer Hemed and Daniil Lesovoy in, Frantzdy Pierrot and Lior Refaelov out.
70’ Substitution for Maccabi: Kenny Saief in, Anan Khalaili out.
75’ Substitution for Maccabi: Maor Kandil in, Pierre Cornud out.
79’ Yellow Card: Martin Ndzie (Ashdod)
81’ Substitution for Ashdod: Elad Shahaf in, Shalev Harush out.
85’ Kandil sends a clever ball forward to Kinda who tries to chip over the goalkeeper, but the ball goes wide.
90’+2׳ Final whistle.