Maccabi defeated Polish side Raków 0:1 at Czestochowa thanks to Ethan Azoulay’s goal (61’), assisted by Djordje Jovanovic. The second leg will take place next week in Debrecen, Hungary.
UEFA Conference League | Third qualifying round - 1st leg | Raków vs Maccabi Haifa | Raków Municipal Stadium (Czestochowa, Poland)
Maccabi’s line-up: Georgiy Yermakov, Jelle Bataille, Abdoulaye Seck (C), Lisav Eissat, Pierre Cornud, Goni Naor, Ethan Azoulay, Kenny Saief, Xander Severina, Djordje Jovanovic, Trivante Stewart.
Kick Off
15’ Azoulay tries his luck with a flat shot from about 18 meters, but the ball is deflected for a corner kick.
21’ Bataille crosses a great ball into the box, but Jovanovic bicycle-kick goes over the crossbar.
37’ Yellow Card: Lisav Eissat (Maccabi)
45’ Yellow Card: Ethan Azoulay (Maccabi)
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Raków: Jesus Diaz in, Tomasz Pienko out.
46’ Azoulay receives the ball in the air, controls it brilliantly, and volleys it straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
59’ Yellow Card: Pierre Cornud (Maccabi)
60’ Substitution for Raków: Lamine Diaby-Fadiga in, Michael Ameyaw out.
61’ GOAL! Cornud crosses a sharp ball to Jovanovic, who lays it off to Azoulay inside the box, and he turns around and fires the ball into the net. 0:1 for Maccabi
61’ Assist: Djordje Jovanovic
63’ Yellow Card: Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi)
64’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Lior Kassa and Iyad Khalaili in, Trivante Stewart and Kenny Saief out.
73’ Severina sends Jovanovic through with a deep pass, but the latter’s shot is blocked for a corner by the goalkeeper.
78’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Ali Mohamed and Guy Melamed in, Ethan Azoulay and Djordje Jovanovic out.
79’ Double substitution for Raków: Leonardo Makuch and Adriano Amorim in, Patryk Makuch and Zoran Arsenic out.
82’ Substitution for Raków: Marko Bulat in, Oskar Repka out.
85’ Yellow Card: Guy Melamed (Maccabi)
87’ Substitution for Maccabi: Suf Podgoreanu in, Xander Severina out.
90’ Yellow Card: Lior Kassa (Maccabi)
90’+4’ Final whistle. Maccabi beat Raków 0:1 in Poland.

















