Maccabi wins the Haifa derby 2:0 over Hapoel Haifa. Ethan Azoulay opened the scoring in the 35th minute, and Guy Melamed doubled the lead 12 minutes into the first half’s stoppage time.
Israeli Premier League - 17th fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Georgiy Yermakov, Jelle Bataille, Elad Amir, Lisav Eissat, Pierre Cornud, Peter Agba, Ethan Azoulay, Dolev Haziza (C), Kenny Saief , Kenji Gorre, Guy Melamed.
Kick Off
4’ Azoulay receives the ball at the center of the pitch, storms forward and shoots from 18 meters, but the goalkeeper collects it.
22’ Agba tries his luck from 18 meters, but the ball hits a Hapoel defender and is deflected straight into to the goalkeeper hands.
23’ Yellow Card: George Diba (Hapoel)
27’ Red Card: Sana Gomes (Hapoel)
28’ Saief takes a free kick from a difficult angle, but his shot finds the wrong side of the net.
30’ Substitution for Hapoel: Tamir Arbel in, Rotem Hatuel out.
35’ GOAL! Haziza delivers a brilliant cross to Bataille, who leaves it with his heel to Azoulay arriving from the second line, and he fires a first time shot straight into the net. 1:0 for Maccabi
35’ Assist: Jelle Bataille
37’ Haziza whips in a sharp ball to the far side of the box, where Bataille shoots with a single touch, but the ball is deflected out for a corner.
45’+3’ Yellow Card: Tamir Arbel (Hapoel)
45’+12’ GOAL! Gorre receives the ball on the left flank, cuts inside and delivers a superb cross to Melamed, who stretches a leg and scores the second just before the break. 2:0 for Maccabi
45’+12’ Assist: Kenji Gorr
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Hapoel: Roei Zikri in, Ofek Biton out.
50’ Substitution for Maccabi: Michael Ohana in, Dolev Haziza out.
53’ Melamed receives the ball about 20 meters from goal, advances forward, and fires a sharp shot that whistles just wide off the post
63’ Yellow Card: Kenji Gorre (Maccabi)
64’ Double substitution for Hapoel: Itay Buganim and Liran Sardal in, Naor Sabag and Régis N'Do out.
65’ Agba shoots from 18 meters, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
66’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Trivante Stewart and Silva Kani in, Guy Melamed and Kenny Saief out.
74’ Gorre leaves behind two defenders on the left wing, cuts into the box, and pulls it back to Stewart, who spins brilliantly past his marker and shoots, but the goalkeeper parries it. Azoulay arrives for the rebound and fires a low shot, but it goes straight into the keeper’s hands.
80’ Substitution for Hapoel: Anis Porat Ayash in, Javon East out.
87’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Sean Goldberg and Yinon Fainegezicht in, Kenji Gorre and Lisav Eissat out.
90’+4’ Final whistle. My love, the city is yours.
