Maccabi defeats Hapoel 1:4 in the derby of Haifa. Sabia (41’, 83’ p.), Refaelov (73’ p.), and Severina (90’+3’) scored for the Greens.
Israeli Premier League – 9th fixture | Hapoel Haifa vs Maccabi Haifa | Teddy Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Dolev Haziza, Abdoulaye Seck, Pedro Oliveira, Sean Goldberg, Matías Nahuel, Ali Mohamed, Mahmoud Jaber, Lior Refaelov (C), Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
10’ Refaelov tries his luck with a free kick from a difficult angle, but Gerafi, Hapoel’s goalkeeper, manages to save it.
13’ A wonderful passing move by Maccabi leads the ball to Haziza, who shoots from the edge of the box, but Gerafi catches the attempt.
15’ Refaelov sends an incisive ball to David, which is intercepted by Dgani. The ball slips past the defender and reaches David, who advances into the penalty area and shoots a flat ball straight into the hands of Gerafi.
22’ Nahuel passes the ball to Sabia who shakes off his defender and shoots from 18 meters, but the goalkeeper blocks it.
36’ Refaelov delivers a great ball to Nahuel, who is inside the box. Nahuel leaves behind his defender and shoots from a difficult angle, but Gerafi manages to tip the ball away.
38’ Yellow Card: Din David (Maccabi)
41’ GOAL! Haziza crosses a fantastic ball to Sabia, who waits inside Hapoel’s box, and from a tight angle, he executes a magnificent volley straight into Gerafi's net. 0:1 for Maccabi
41’ Assist: Dolev Haziza
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ilay Hagag in, Dolev Haziza out.
51’ Yellow Card: Dramane Salou (Hapoel)
52’ GOAL! Guy Melamed levels the score after a successful penalty kick. 1:1 at Teddy.
56’ Sabia sends a great incisive ball to David, but Gerafi reaches the ball before the striker and prevents him from scoring.
60’ Hagag passes the ball to Sabia, who is inside the box, and from there he passes it to Nahuel. The latter delivers a great cross, which reaches Refaelov, who shoots it on the first touch, but his shot hits the wrong side of the net.
62’ Yellow Card: Ilay Hagag (Maccabi)
65’ Double substitution for Hapoel: Dmitriy Antilevskiy and Yonatan Ferber in, Dor Hugi and Liran Sardal out.
69’ Substitution for Maccabi: Gadi Kinda in, Mahmoud Jaber out.
72’ GOAL! Refaelov scores from the penalty spot and gives Maccabi the lead once again. 1:2 for Maccabi
76’ David receives the ball at the edge of the box and shoots it sharply, but Gerafi stops the attempt and sends the ball for a corner kick.
77’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ilay Feingold and Ethan Azoulay in, Din David and Matías Nahuel out.
80’ Yellow Card: Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi)
81’ Yellow Card: Orel Dgani (Hapoel)
83’ Substitution for Hapoel: Itamar Noy in, Dramane Salou out.
84’ GOAL! Sabia scores from the penalty spot and gives Maccabi a two-goal lead! 1:3 for Maccabi
85’ Yellow Card: Lior Refaelov (Maccabi)
86’ Mohamed delivers a great pass to Hagag, who breaks forward and shoots a flat ball, but the ball goes just slightly next to the post.
87’ Substitution for Maccabi: Xander Severina in, Dia’a Sabia out.
90’ Substitution for Hapoel: Bar Lin in, Naor Sabag out.
90’+3’ GOAL! Kinda delivers a great ball to Severina, who shakes off his defender inside the box and then fires a sharp left-footed shot straight into Gerafi’s net.
90’+3’ Assist: Gadi Kinda
90’+6’ Hagag receives the ball inside the box and, from a difficult angle, takes a shot that is blocked by Gerafi.
90’+7’ Final whistle.
