The Greens won FC Ashdod 1:3 at the Yud-Alef Stadium from goals by David (8’), Sabia (41’), and Khalaili (53’). Ashdod narrowed the score in the 68’ minute.
Israeli Premier League - 13th fixture | FC Ashdod vs Maccabi Haifa | Yud-Alef Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Ilay Feingold, Abdoulaye Seck (C), Sean Goldberg, Kenny Saief, Mahmoud Jaber, Ethan Azoulay, Gadi Kinda, Iyad Khalaili, Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
5’ Feingold crosses a great ball from the right flank into the box, Kinda heads it, but the ball goes above the target.
7’ Khalaili completes a magnificent dribble in the left flank and passes the ball to David, who leaves it inside the box to Sabia, but the latter’s shot is blocked by the goalkeeper.
8’ GOAL! Azoulay steals the ball at the center of the pitch, the ball arrives at Sabia who passes it forwards with a single touch to David who finds himself alone in front of Ariel Harush, Ashdod’s goalkeeper, and the striker chips the ball over him to put Maccabi first on the scoreboard. 0:1 for Maccabi
8’ Assist: Dia’a Sabia
15’ Sabia receives the ball from Kinda inside the box, he shakes off his defender, and shoots a flat ball, but Harush denies the attempt.
16’ Sabia passes a great long through ball that leaves David on a one-on-one against Harush, but David’s touch goes just inches away from the post.
27’ Khalaili receives the ball and storms forward from the left flank to the edge of the box, and shoots, but the ball misses the frame.
34’ Kinda passes the ball to Sabia, who leaves behind his defenders, and from the edge of the box he shoots a flat ball towards the close post, but the ball goes slightly wide.
39’ Yellow Card: Dia’a Sabia (Maccabi)
41’ GOAL! Kinda provides an incisive pass from the center of the pitch to Sabia, who advances into the box, and shoots a flat ball straight into Harush’s net. 0:2 for Maccabi
41’ Assist: Gadi Kinda
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ali Mohamed in, Mahmoud Jaber out.
46’ Triple substitution for Ashdod: Mohamad Kanaan, Shalev Harush and Shahar Rosen in, Ebenezer Mamatah, Ravid Abrgil and Montari Kamaheni out.
48’ Yellow Card: Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi)
53’ GOAL! Khalaili receives the ball at the center of the pitch, breaks forward, shakes off his defenders and shoots sharply. The ball hits one of Ashdod’s defenders and is deflected straight into the net. 0:3 for Maccabi
59’ Sabia takes a free kick from a difficult angle, the ball is tipped away by Harush.
60’ Triple substitution for Maccabi: Dolev Haziza, Matías Nahuel and Lior Refaelov in, Gadi Kinda, Dia’a Sabia and Iyad Khalaili out.
68’ GOAL! Noam Mucha receives the ball at the edge of the box and shoots powerfully a ball that hits Seck and enters into Keouf’s net. 1:3 for Maccabi
69’ Substitution for Ashdod: Elia Gethon in, Roy Levy out.
73’ Haziza takes a corner kick and passes the ball to Azoulay who passes it back to Haziza inside the box, the winger passes the ball backwards to Goldberg who shoots it, but he misses the target.
79’ Mohamed crosses a great ball into the box, but a header from Seck goes to the far side of the area, where it finds Haziza, who strikes a powerful shot that whistles past the post of Harush.
81’ Haziza shakes off his marker and crosses the ball to Nahuel, who was inside the box, but the latter's volley goes over the crossbar.
85’ Substitution for Maccabi: Oleksandr Syrota in, Ethan Azoulay out.
85’ Substitution for Ashdod: Shlomi Azulay in, Stav Nachmani out.
90’+3’ Final whistle.
