Maccabi defeats Bnei Reineh 2:0 from goals by David (34’) and Sabia (76’).
Israeli Premier League - 16th fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Bnei Reineh | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Ilay Feingold, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Mahmoud Jaber, Lior Refaelov (C), Dolev Haziza, Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
5’ Yellow Card: Lior Refaelov (Maccabi)
5’ Yellow Card: Nemanja Ljubisavljevic (Reineh)
19’ Feingold crosses a sharp ball into the box that finds Sabia, who heads it, but the ball hits the crossbar.
24’ Refaelov storms forward on the left flank and crosses the ball towards Sabia who shoots it from the air, but the ball goes just inches above the crossbar.
34’ GOAL! Refaelov passes the ball to Sabia, who leaves it with a brilliant single touch to David, that in a one-on-one situation against Reineh’s goalkeeper remains focused and scores! 1:0 for Maccabi
34’ Assist: Dia’a Sabia
45’ Jaber sends great incisive pass to Sabia who tries to chip the ball over the goalkeeper, but he fails to score.
Second Half
54’ Refaelov passes the ball at the center of the pitch to Sabia who advances a few meters with the ball and shoots it flatly, but the ball goes just narrowly next to the post.
59’ Jaber steals the ball next to Reineh’s box and passes it to Sabia who shakes off his defenders and passes it cleverly to Refaelov who joins from behind and shoots the ball from inside the box, but he finds the wrong side of the net.
64’ Substitution for Reineh: Saar Fadida in, Leroy Mondzenga out.
65’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ilay Hagag and Gadi Kinda in, Dolev Haziza and Lior Refaelov out.
73’ Double substitution for Reineh: Guy Hadida and Ron Unger in, Mohamad Shaker and Mor Brami out.
76’ GOAL! Mohamed steals the ball at the center of the pitch and passes it to David who leaves it magnificently to Sabia who makes two steps into the box and shoots a flat ball into the bottom far corner to double the score. 2:0 for Maccabi
76’ Assist: Din David
79’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ethan Azoulay and Liam Hermesh in, Din David and Mahmoud Jaber out.
84’ Double substitution for Reineh: Fadel Zbedat and Ihab Ganayem in, Mohammed Usman and Sayed Abu Farkhi out.
85’ Substitution for Maccabi: Omer Dahan in, Dia’a Sabia out.
90’+6’ Final whistle.
