Maccabi and Beitar Draw 3-3. Sabia (10’), Refaelov (45+4’), and Severina (80’) Scored for the Greens.
Israeli Premier League - 27th fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Beitar Jerusalem | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Abdoulaye Seck, Oleksandr Syrota, Sean Goldberg, Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Mahmoud Jaber, Lior Refaelov (C), Dolev Haziza, Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
10’ GOAL! A forward pass reaches David, who flicks it with his heel to leave Sabia one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Sabia takes a few steps into the box and shoots in Maccabi’s first goal. 1:0 for Maccabi
10’ Assist: Din David
11’ Yellow Card: Dia’a Sabia (Maccabi)
13’ Saief steals the ball brilliantly and passes to Sabia, who leaves it for David inside the box, but David’s shot goes straight into Silva’s hands.
16’ Yellow Card: Sean Goldberg (Maccabi)
31’ Sabia sends a brilliant through ball to David, who gets past his defender and attempts a chip, but his shot goes off target.
36’ Yellow Card: Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi)
37’ Yellow Card: Zohar Zasano (Beitar)
39’ GOAL. Kenny Saief loses the ball to Zasano, who passes to Shua. Shua then delivers a precise cross to Silva Kani, who scores with a single touch to score into an empty net. 1:1 at Sammy Ofer
45’+1’ Yellow Card: Dolev Haziza (Maccabi)
45’+2’ GOAL! Atzili scores from the penalty spot. 1:2 for Beitar
45’+4’ GOAL! Refaelov successfully converts a penalty just moments before the half time. 2:2 at Sammy Ofer
Second Half
63’ Substitution for Maccabi: Guy Melamed in, Din David out.
64’ Yellow Card: Grigoriy Morozov (Beitar)
67’ Haziza receives the ball on the wing, gets past his defender, and fires a sharp shot, but Silva makes the save.
72’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Vital Nsimba and Xander Severina in, Kenny Saief and Dolev Haziza out.
73’ Substitution for Beitar: Li On Mizrahi in, Silva Kani out.
76’ Severina makes a great interception and finds Refaelov inside the box, where he fires a sharp shot, but Silva blocks it.
77’ Severina provides a brilliant incisive pass towards Sabia, who shakes off his defender in the box and shoots with his right foot, but Silva is well positioned to make the save.
80’ GOAL! Ali Mohamed delivers a brilliant through ball to Xander Severina, who shakes off his defender, sprints into the box, and finishes with a shot to the bottom corner. 3:2 for Maccabi
80’ Assist: Ali Mohamed
82’ Triple substitution for Beitar: Patrick Twumasi, Dor Micha and Mayron George in, Abiezer Jeno, Zohar Zasano and Yarden Shua out.
88’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ethan Azoulay and Ricardinho in, Lior Refaelov and Dia’a Sabia out.
90’+1’ Substitution for Beitar: Nehoray Dabush in, Ismaila Soro out.
90’+3’ GOAL. The ball is crossed into the box, Li On Mizrahi shoots it from the air, Keouf blocks it, but the rebound hits Mizrahi and enters the box. 3:3 at Sammy Ofer
90’+7’ Final whistle.
