Maccabi lost 0:1 to Hapoel Be’er Sheva at Sammy Ofer, with Dan Biton scoring the winner in the 62nd minute.
Israeli Premier League - 5th fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Georgiy Yermakov, Jelle Bataille, Abdoulaye Seck (C), Lisav Eissat, Pierre Cornud, Goni Naor, Ethan Azoulay, Matías Nahuel, Suf Podgoreanu, Silva Kani, Trivante Stewart.
Kick Off
1’ Podgoreanu crosses a great ball into the box and finds Nahuel who heads it, but he misses the frame.
2’ Podgoreanu steals the ball on the right flank and passes it to Stewart who shoots it straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
11’ Substitution for Maccabi: Georgiy Yermakov was injured and replaced by Shareef Keouf.
25’ Nahuel receives the ball in the box and shoots, but his effort is blocked. The ball comes back to him, yet his second attempt goes wide.
26’ Kani leaves behind two defenders on the wing and sends in a sharp cross that reaches Bataille on the opposite side of the box, and he shoots a flat and sharp ball, but the goalkeeper collects it.
39’ Azoulay tries his luck from about 20 meters, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
45’+1’ Yellow Card: Guy Mizrahi (Be’er Sheva)
Second Half
55’ Azoulay crosses a sharp ball into the box, finding Stewart, who heads the ball, but it whistles just past Marciano’s post.
61’ Yellow Card: Lisav Eissat (Maccabi)
62’ GOAL! A sharp shot from distance is parried by Keouf straight to Dan Biton, who scores from close range. 0:1 for Be’er Sheva
63’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Dolev Haziza and Lior Kassa in, Silva Kani and Matías Nahuel out.
69’ Yellow Card: Lior Kassa (Maccabi)
70’ Substitution for Be’er Sheva: Zahi Ahmed in, Amir Ganah out.
72’ Yellow Card: Kings Kangwa (Be’er Sheva)
74’ Substitution for Be’er Sheva: Djibril Diop in, Guy Mizrahi out.
75’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Kenji Gorre and Djordje Jovanovic in, Lior Kassa and Pierre Cornud out.
85’ Yellow Card: Eliel Peretz (Be’er Sheva)
87’ Triple substitution for Be’er Sheva: Shai Elias, Alon Turgeman, and Eylon Almog in, Kings Kangwa, Dan Biton, and Igor Zlatanovic out.
90’+4’ Bataille crosses the ball into the box, Seck heads it, but the ball goes wide.
90’+6’ Final whistle. Maccabi lost to Be’er Sheva 0:1
