Maccabi beats Beitar 1:2, with goals from Severina (31’) and Din David (42’) for the Greens.
Israeli Premier League - 32nd fixture | Beitar Jerusalem vs Maccabi Haifa | Teddy Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Roey Elimelech, Abdoulaye Seck, Oleksandr Syrota, Vital Nsimba, Ali Mohamed (C), Mahmoud Jaber, Amit Arazi, Dia’a Sabia, Xander Severina, Din David.
Kick Off
1’ Severina’s high-pressure forces a turnover by David, but his shot is deflected out for a corner.
28’ Sabia passes the ball to Severina on the right flank, Severina shakes off his defender and crosses the ball towards David, who shoots with a single touch, but the ball hits the wrong side of the net.
31’ GOAL! Severina presses Gil Cohen inside his own box, steals the ball, and scores! 0:1 for Maccabi
40’ Arazi tries his luck with a shot from 30 meters, but the ball goes above the target.
42’ GOAL! Jaber steals the ball from Atzili at the center of the pitch, storms forward, and delivers a brilliant incisive pass to David, who remains focused, passes by the keeper, and rolls the ball into the net. 0:2 for Maccabi.
42’ Assist: Mahmoud Jaber
45’+1’ Severina crosses an accurate ball straight to David, but the latter’s shot goes high over the crossbar.
Second Half
55’ David is sent forward with a brilliant through ball, controls it beautifully in the air, and breaks forward, but his shot is saved by Silva.
59’ Yellow Card: Shareef Keouf (Maccabi)
60’ GOAL! Yarden Shua scores from the penalty spot. 1:2 for Maccabi
63’ Yellow Card: Grigoriy Morozov (Beitar)
65’ Sabia receives the ball in the middle of the pitch, runs all the way to the edge of Silva’s box, but his shot whistles just wide off the post.
68’ Yellow Card: Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi)
69’ Sabia makes a great interception at the edge of the box and passes the ball to David, who drives into the box and shoots a flat ball that whistles just wide off Silva’s post.
70’ Yellow Card: Ali Mohamed (Maccabi)
72’ David passes a great ball to Jaber, who enters the box, but his shot toward the far post whistles just wide off the post.
75’ Yellow Card: Xander Severina (Maccabi)
76’ Substitution for Beitar: Abiezer Jeno in, Patrick Twumasi out.
81’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Lior Refaelov and Omer Dahan in, Din David and Xander Severina out.
83’ Substitution for Maccabi: Dolev Haziza in, Dia’a Sabia out.
85’ Substitution for Beitar: Yan Yusupov in, Adi Yona out.
85’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ilay Hagag in, Roey Elimelech out.
90’+5’ Substitution for Beitar: Nehoray Dabush in, Silva Kani out.
90’+7’ Yellow Card: Yarin Levi (Beitar)
90’+8’ Final whistle.
