Maccabi wins against Petah Tikva 1:2 with a brace from Refaelov (73’ and 85’)
Israeli Premier League - 11th fixture | Maccabi Petah Tikva vs Maccabi Haifa | HaMoshava Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Abdoulaye Seck, Pedro Oliveira, Sean Goldberg, Mahmoud Jaber, Gadi Kinda, Lior Refaelov (C), Matías Nahuel, Xander Severina, Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
12’ David shoots from a difficult angle, but he only finds the wrong side of the net.
18’ Refaelov passes the ball to Nahuel from the corner kick, but the latter attempts a shot from a long distance that goes wide.
21’ Yellow Card: Plamen Galabov (Petah Tikva)
23’ Yellow Card: Xander Severina (Maccabi)
39’ Refaelov sends a long pass from the center of the pitch to David, who goes for a one-on-one against Wolff, but his shot is saved.
45’+1’ Refaelov passes the ball to Nahuel who crosses a sharp ball from the left flank into the box, Sabia heads it, but Wolff blocks it to a corner kick.
45’+2’ Refaelov tries his luck with a shot from 20 meters, but the ball goes just inches over the crossbar.
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Dolev Haziza in, Xander Severina out.
48’ Nahuel crosses the ball into the box, Sabia gets control of it and shoots, the ball hits the post and the goalkeeper and goes out for a corner kick.
55’ Haziza shoots from the edge of the box, but Wolff collects it.
57’ Haziza passes the ball cleverly to Sabia who enters into the box and shoots from a difficult angle, but the goalkeeper denies the attempt.
58’ GOAL! Yarden Cohen passes by his defenders and sends a through ball to Luka Stor, who shoots it straight into Keouf’s net. 1:0 for Petah Tikva.
60’ Substitution for Petah Tikva: Andreas Karo in, Plamen Galabov out.
61’ Refaelov takes a free kick from 18 meters, but the ball goes just slightly wide.
62’ Yellow Card: Dolev Haziza (Maccabi)
62’ Yellow Card: Marco Wolff (Petah Tikva)
64’ Triple substitution for Maccabi: Ilay Feingold, Kenny Saief and Vital Nsimba in, Abdoulaye Seck, Matías Nahuel and Gadi Kinda out.
73’ GOAL! Refaelov takes a precise free kick from about 18 meters, placing the ball directly into the top corner of Wolff's goal to level the score. 1:1 at HaMoshava
76’ Substitution for Petah Tikva: Anas Mahamid in, Luka Stor out.
77’ Yellow Card: Renato Gojkovic (Petah Tikva)
81’ Refaelov takes a free kick from the edge of the box, but Wolff manages to tip the ball away.
85’ GOAL! Saief receives the ball on the right wing from David, and delivers a cross to Refaelov, who arrives from the second line and strikes a powerful shot that hits the crossbar and goes straight into the net. 1:2 for Maccabi
85’ Assist: Kenny Saief
86’ Substitution for Petah Tikva: Idan Vered in, Tamir Glazer out.
89’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ethan Azoulay in, Dia’a Sabia out.
90’+3’ Yellow Card: Andreas Karo (Petah Tikva)
90’+5’ Final whistle. Maccabi defeats Maccabi Petah Tikva
