Maccabi draw 1:1 in the Haifa derby. Stewart put the Greens ahead in the 14th minute, while Zikri leveled it in the 38th.
Israeli Premier League - 4th fixture | Hapoel Haifa vs Maccabi Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Georgiy Yermakov, Jelle Bataille, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Ali Mohamed, Ethan Azoulay, Matías Nahuel, Suf Podgoreanu, Dolev Haziza (C), Trivante Stewart.
Kick Off
3’ Azoulay delivered a corner kick straight to Stewart’s head, but his header whistled just over Antman’s crossbar.
5’ Yellow Card: Dor Malul (Hapoel)
6’ Yellow Card: Roy Nawi (Hapoel)
14’ GOAL! Suf intercepts the ball on the wing, shakes off two defenders on his way into the box, and sends a perfect cut back to Stewart, who finishes with a single touch. 0:1 for Maccabi
14’ Assist: Suf Podgoreanu
31’ Double substitution for Hapoel: Tamir Arbek and Ofek Biton in, Dor Malul and Larry Angulo out.
33’ Yellow Card: Suf Podgoreanu (Maccabi)
38’ GOAL! Zikri receives the ball at the edge of the box, and sends a sharp ball into Yermakov’s net. 1:1 at Sammy Ofer
42’ Azoulay tries his luck from about 18 meters, but the goalkeeper collects the ball.
Second Half
53’ Haziza tries his luck with a shot from the edge of the box, but he misses the target.
54’ Yellow Card: Sean Goldberg (Maccabi)
56’ Yellow Card: Dolev Haziz (Maccabi)
62’ Triple substitution for Maccabi: Lisav Eissat, Kenji Gorre and Peter Agba in, Sean Goldberg, Dolev Haziza, and Ali Mohamed out.
63’ Double substitution for Hapoel: Rotem Hatuel and Yonatan Ferber in, Roei Zikri and Regis N'Do out.
74’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Djordje Jovanovic and Silva Kani in, Trivante Stewart and Suf Podgoreanu out.
78’ Substitution for Hapoel: Liran Sardal in, Roy Nawi out.
84’ Seck sends a sharp cross into the box and finds Jovanovic’s head, but his header is cleared off the goal line by Antman.
87’ Yellow Card: Rotem Hatuel (Hapoel)
90’+1’ Yellow Card: George Diba (Hapoel)
90’+7’ Cornud sends a sharp cross into the box, where Nahuel shoots with his right foot but sends the ball over the crossbar.
90’+8’ Final whistle. Points shared at Sammy Ofer in the derby of Haifa.
