Maccabi kicked off the season tonight with a 4:0 victory over Bnei Reineh. Djordje Jovanovic (28’), Dolev Haziza (51’), Trivante Stewart (69’) and Matías Nahuel (77’) scored for Maccabi.
Israeli Premier League - 1st fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Bnei Reineh | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Georgiy Yermakov, Jelle Bataille, Abdoulaye Seck, Lisav Eissat, Pierre Cornud, Goni Naor, Ali Mohamed, Ethan Azoulay, Suf Podgoreanu, Dolev Haziza (C), Djordje Jovanovic.
Kick Off
7’ Podgoreanu receives the ball at the edge of the box, and shoots it flat, but the ball hits the wrong side of the net.
8’ Haziza receives the ball just outside of the box, and shoots a curved ball, but it goes just inches away.
16’ Yellow Card: Gad Amos (Reineh)
17’ Yellow Card: Antonio Sefer (Reineh)
23’ Yellow Card: Miladin Stevanovic (Reineh)
24’ A sharp free kick from Haziza is parried by Amos straight to Mohamed, who fires it over the crossbar.
28’ GOAL! Azoulay crosses a free kick sharply into the box, and Jovanovic heads it into the net. 1:0 for Maccabi
28’ Assist: Ethan Azoulay
35’ Yellow Card: Goni Naor (Maccabi)
39’ Cornud crosses the ball into the box, Seck heads it, but the ball goes wide.
41’ Cornud receives the ball at the edge of the box, and shoots powerfully with his left foot, but the ball is cleared for a corner kick.
42’ A double pass between Podgoreanu and Azoulay ends with a pass by the latter to Jovanovic, who shoots it, but he misses the target.
Second Half
51’ GOAL! Haziza converts a penalty successfully. 2:0 for Maccabi
52’ Haziza receives the ball in the air about 20 meters from goal and unleashes a powerful shot that the goalkeeper tips away for a corner.
62’ Substitution for Reineh: Iyad Hutba in, Saar Fadida out.
63’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Trivante Stewart and Matías Nahuel in, Djordje Jovanovic and Goni Naor out.
64’ Haziza delivers a corner kick straight to Azoulay at the far edge of the box, and Azoulay strikes a magnificent volley that the goalkeeper manages to save.
69’ GOAL! Azoulay receives a brilliant ball from Yermakov in midfield and chips it forward to Stewart, who passes by the goalkeeper with ease and rolls the ball into the empty net. 3:0 for Maccabi
69’ Assist: Ethan Azoulay
72’ Triple substitution for Reineh: Fares Abu Akel, Mor Brami and Nevo Shedo in, Ayid Habshi , Roei Shukrani, and Mohamed Shaker out.
73’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Kenny Saief and Xander Severina in, Pierre Cornud and Dolev Haziza out.
77’ GOAL! Podgoreanu delivers a great through ball to Nahuel, who shakes off his defender and scores. 4:0 for Maccabi
77’ Assist: Suf Podgoreanu
78’ Substitution for Maccabi: Sean Goldberg in, Suf Podgoreanu out.
83’ Substitution for Reineh: Aiham Mater in, Abdallah Jaber out.
90’+3’ Final whistle. Maccabi defeats Reineh 4:0 in the opening match of the 2025/26 season.
