3-3 draw at Sammy: Sabia (47’) and Refaelov’s brace (63’, 89’) secure goals for The Greens; The Reds from Jerusalem scored in the 2nd, 33rd, and 82nd Minutes
Israeli Premier League - 23rd fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Jerusalem | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Roey Elimelech, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Ethan Azoulay, Gadi Kinda, Dolev Haziza (C), Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
2’ GOAL! Cedric Don reaches a corner kick and lowers the ball to Eylon Almog who sends the ball into the net from two meters. 0:1 for Hapoel Jerusalem
14’ Yellow Card: Guy Badash (H. Jerusalem)
17’ Mohamed receives the ball inside the box, storms forward, and shoots a low shot that is blocked straight back to him. On his second attempt, Ali struck a powerful shot, but it was blocked once again.
19’ Sabia crosses a great corner kick towards Elimelech who jumps high over his defender and heads the ball, but it goes just inches away from the woodwork.
27’ Yellow Card: Din David (Maccabi)
33’ GOAL! Almog receives the ball at the edge of the box and fires a low shot into Keouf’s far corner, to double the visitors’ lead. 0:2 for Hapoel Jerusalem
35’ Haziza tries his luck from from 18 meters, but Nadav Zamir, Jerusalem’s goalkeeper, is located in the right place to collect the ball.
37’ Substitution for Maccabi: Lior Refaelov in, Ethan Azoulay out.
42’ Seck tries his luck with a shot from 30 meters, but the ball goes high above the target.
45’ Sabia receives the ball just outside the box, he shakes off his defender and shoots the ball flatly, but Zamir blocks the attempt.
45’+4’ Refaelov receives the ball inside the box, and shoots from a difficult angle, but Zamir denies it.
Second Half
46’ Substitution for H. Jerusalem: Ohad Almagor in, Eylon Almog out.
47’ GOAL! Saief plays the ball to David, who turns around brilliantly on the edge of the box, and passes it to Sabia, who shoots with a single touch, sending the ball straight into Zmir’s net to reduce the score. 1:2 for Hapoel Jerusalem
47’ Assist: Din David
49’ Yellow Card: Ilay Madmon (H. Jerusalem)
50’ David steals the ball, enters into the box, and from a difficult angle he shoots a low ball that hits the post.
53’ Substitution for H. Jerusalem: Awaka Eshata in, Ilay Madmon out.
58’ Yellow Card: Dia’a Sabia (Maccabi)
63’ GOAL! Ali Mohamed brakes down the wing, enters into the box, and provides a magnificent pass to Refaelov, who strikes a rocket to equalize the score. 2:2 at Sammy
63’ Assist: Ali Mohamed
66’ Sabia receives the ball at the edge of the box, leaves behind his defender and shoots, but the ball goes wide.
67’ Yellow Card: Ohad Almagor (H. Jerusalem)
68’ Mohamed passes the ball to Haziza who chips it over his defender and shoots a volley from inside the box, but the goalkeeper blocks it and sends the ball to a corner kick.
72’ Double substitution for H. Jerusalem: Ayano Farada and Ibeh Ransom in, Yanai Distalfeld and Guy Badash out.
76’ Sabia receives the ball inside the box, passes by his defender and shoots, but Zamir collects it.
77’ Yellow Card: Dolev Haziza (Maccabi)
78’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ricardinho and Ilay Hagag in, Gadi Kinda and Roey Elimelech out.
82’ GOAL! The ball is crossed into Keouf’s box; Ransom shoots it in to the net. 2:3 for Hapoel Jerusalem
85’ Substitution for Maccabi: Guy Melamed in, Din David out.
85’ Substitution for H. Jerusalem: Yonatan Laish in, Matan Hozez out.
89’ GOAL! Sabia crosses a great ball into the box, and Refaelov heads it in to level the score. 3:3 at Sammy
89’ Assist: Dia’a Sabia
90’+1’ Sabia tries his luck with a sharp shoot, but the ball hits the crossbar.
90’+3’ Hagag tries to surprise the goalkeeper with a shot 20 meters away from the goal, but Zamir collects it.
90’+6’ Final whistle.
