Israeli State Cup, Quarterfinals | Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Netanya | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Ilay Feingold, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Manuel “Show” Cafumana, Mahmoud Jaber, Lior Refaelov (C), Anan Khalaili, Kenny Saief, Tomer Hemed.
Kick Off
19’ Feingold sends a long throw in towards Khalaili who storms forward and crosses the ball into the box, Refaelov gets to the ball, passes by his defender and shoots, but the ball goes just inches away from the post.
23’ Saief tries his luck with a shot from the edge of the box, but the goalkeeper collects the ball.
30’ Seck passes a great ball from the right wing backwards to the edge of the box, Jaber shoots it powerfully, but the ball is blocked for a corner kick.
31’ Cornud crosses the corner kick into the box, Hemed heads it, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
42’ GOAL. Show leaves behind two defenders at the center of the pitch and passes the ball to Refaelov. Refaelov completes a double pass with Saief, makes another step forward, and shoots a powerful ball straight into the top corner. 1:0 for Maccabi
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Netanya: Oz Bilu in, Ahmad Salman out.
49’ Red Card: Naftali Belay (Netanya)
52’ Yellow Card: Igor Zlatanovic (Netanya)
55’ Double substitution for Netanya: Aviv Avraham and Maxim Plakushchenko in, Boris Enow and Liran Rotman out.
57’ Saief shoots from 20 meters, but the ball goes straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
61’ Refaelov takes a free kick from the left flank and surprises Netanya’s defense with a shot towards the far post, but somehow the goalkeeper tips the ball away.
62’ Refaelov crosses a corner kick straight to Hemed who heads the ball just inches above the crossbar.
65’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Daniil Lesovoy and Din David in, Mahmoud Jaber and Tomer Hemed out.
70’ GOAL. Plakushchenko shoots from the edge of the box and shoots to level the score. 1:1 at Sammy Ofer
73’ Substitution for Netanya: Itamar Shviro in, Igor Zlatanovic out.
74’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Lior Kasa and Gadi Kinda in, Kenny Saief and Lior Refaelov out.
76’ Cornud crosses a great ball into the box that eventually reaches Lesovoy who shoots the ball from the air, but the goalkeeper blocks the attempt. Kinda is first to the rebound and crosses it towards David, but the latter’s header goes wide.
78’ Substitution for Netanya: Saba Khvadagiani in, Ethane Azoulay out.
82’ GOAL. A corner kick in favor of Netanya is crossed into Keouf’s box, Itay Ben Shabat heads it in. 1:2 for Netanya
85’ Substitution for Maccabi: Suf Podgoreanu in, Pierre Cornud out.
90’ Kinda crosses the ball into the box, Seck heads it, but the ball goes over the target.
90’+3’ Goldberg crosses the ball into the box, Seck lowers it down for Kasa who shoots it from air, but the ball goes wide.
90’+5’ Kinda crosses a sharp ball into the box, Seck heads it, but the ball is cleared for another corner kick.
90’+7’ Yellow Card: Karem Jaber (Netanya)
90’+9’ GOAL. Netanya goes out on a counter attack, Shviro finds himself alone in front of Keouf and scores. 1:3 for Netanya
90’+10’ Final whistle.
