Maccabi defeats Netanya 1:0 in the 16th Round of the Israeli State Cup, with a goal in the 62nd minute by Ethan Azoulay.
Israeli State Cup - Last 16 | Macccbi Haifa vs Maccabi Netanya | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Ilay Feingold, Sean Goldberg, Oleksandr Syrota, Kenny Saief, Liam Hermesh, Ethan Azoulay, Gadi Kinda, Dolev Haziza (C), Xander Severina, Dia’a Sabia.
Kick Off
4’ Yellow Card: Yuval Sade (Netanya)
5’ Haziza tries his luck with a free kick from the edge of the box, but the ball goes just inches over the crossbar.
12’ Yellow Card: Gadi Kinda (Maccabi)
22’ Severina steals the ball in the center of the field on the right wing and speeds forward, passing by his defenders all the way to the edge of the box. From there, he kicks a low ball that whistles just past the post.
25’ Yellow Card: Maor Levi (Netanya)
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Netanya: Daniel Dapaah in, Itamar Shviro out.
52’ Kinda steals the ball, advances a few meters and shoots with his left foot, but the ball goes wide.
56’ Azoulay receives the ball in the center of the pitch and breaks forward. He passes the ball to Haziza, who sends a cross to Severina. Severina tries to shoot, but his ball reaches Sabia, who takes a shot at the first touch. However, the goalkeeper is in position and catches the ball.
57’ Yellow Card: Ethan Azoulay (Maccabi)
58’ Yellow Card: Dolev Haziza (Maccabi)
59’ Substitution for Maccabi: Lior Refaelov in, Xander Severina out.
62’ GOAL! Saief passes the ball to Azoulay who shakes off his defender and shoots a sharp ball from 20 meters straight into the bottom corner. 1:0 for Maccabi
62’ Assist: Kenny Saief
65’ Kinda sends a great incisive pass towards Sabia, but the latter’s shot is blocked.
68’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Mahmoud Jaber and Maor Kandil in, Liam Hermesh and Dolev Haziza out.
71’ Substitution for Netanya: Bar Cohen in, Maor Levi out.
72’ Kinda sends Sabia forward with a wonderful through ball. The latter shakes off his defender, enters into the box, and shoots a powerful ball that hits the outside of the net.
81’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Omer Dahan and Rami Gerahon in, Dia’a Sabia and Sean Goldberg out.
82’ Substitution for Netanya: Loai Halaf in, Rotem Keller out.
86’ Substitution for Netanya: Idan Baranes in, Igor Zlatanovic out.
90’ A double pass between Refaelov and Kinda ends with a volley from Refaelov, but his shot goes just inches away from the post.
90’+5’ Final whistle. Maccabi Haifa wins 1:0 against Maccabi Netanya and qualifies for the quarterfinal of the Israeli State Cup
