Maccabi defeats Hapoel 0:2 in the derby of Haifa. Kenny Saief (38’) and Guy Melamed (75’) scored for Maccabi.
Israeli Premier League - 28th fixture | Hapoel Haifa vs Maccabi Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Roey Elimelech, Oleksandr Syrota, Sean Goldberg, Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Mahmoud Jaber, Lior Refaelov (C), Xander Severina, Dia’a Sabia, Din David.
Kick Off
30’ Refaelov attempts a forward pass, but a poor clearance by Hapoel’s defense sends the ball to Sabia inside the box. Sabia turns past his defender and shoots a sharp ball that whistles just wide of Yoav Gerafi’s post.
34’ Sabia receives the ball about 20 meters from goal and attempts a shot, but it goes wide.
37’ Jaber tries his luck with a shot from long distance, but the ball is deflected out for a corner.
38’ GOAL! Sabia crosses a sharp corner kick and creates a scramble on the goal line, where Saief shoves into the net. 0:1 for Maccabi
39’ Yellow Card: Orel Dgani (Hapoel)
41’ Yellow Card: Fernand Mayembo (Hapoel)
45’+1’ Yellow Card: Lior Refaelov (Maccabi)
Second Half
51’ Yellow Card: Xander Severina (Maccabi)
56’ Yellow Card: Dia’a Sabia (Maccabi)
56’ Yellow Card: Noam Ben Harush (Hapoel)
64’ Double substitution for Hapoel: Anis Porat Ayash and Yonatan Ferber in, Itamar Noy and Aboubacar Doumbia out.
67’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Pedro “Pedrão” Oliveira and Guy Melamed in, Lior Refaelov and Din David out.
75’ GOAL! A double pass between Melamed and Sabia ends with a shot from Sabia, but the ball is blocked by Mayembo and deflected straight to Melamed, who shoots it with a single touch straight into Gerafi’s net. 0:2 for Maccabi.
78’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ethan Azoulay and Ricardinho in, Roey Elimelech and Xander Severina out.
81’ Double substitution for Hapoel: Bar Lin and Tamir Arbel in, Liran Sardal and Dor Malul out.
85’ Sabia delivers a great cross towards Syrota who heads it from inside the box, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
86’ Yellow Card: Ricardinho (Maccabi)
87’ Substitution for Maccabi: Gadi Kinda in, Dia’a Sabia out.
90’+3’ Ricardinho tries his luck with a shot from about 18 meters, but Gerafi collects it.
90’+4’ Yellow Card: Kenny Saief (Maccabi)
90’+5’ Final whistle.
