Maccabi advanced to the Israeli State Cup quarterfinals after a 90-minute winner by Guy Melamed against Hapoel Ra’anana.
Israeli State Cup - Last 16 | Hapoel Ra'anana vs Maccabi Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Shareef Keouf, Jelle Bataille, Elad Amir, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Peter Agba, Navot Ratner, Michael Ohana, Kenny Saief, Dolev Haziza (C), Trivante Stewart.
Kick Off
3’ Bataille makes a great run into the box and crosses it to Haziza, who shoots with a single touch, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
10’ Ratner shakes off his defender at the edge of the box and shoots a sharp ball, but it hits another player and flies above the target.
13’ Yellow Card: Aviv Lin (Ra'anana)
14’ Yellow Card: Peter Agba (Maccabi)
19’ Yellow Card: Majd Agbaria (Ra'anana)
22’ Ohana shakes off his defender and crosses a sharp ball into the box, Stewart heads it, but the ball goes wide.
24’ Agba receives the ball at the edge of the box and shoots, but the ball hits one of Ra’anana’s defenders and is deflected straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
28’ Substitution for Maccabi: Dolev Haziza was injured and replaced by Daniel Darzi.
32’ Stewart receives the ball inside the box, turns past his marker and shoots, but his effort is blocked out for a corner.
Second Half
46’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Yinon Fainegezicht and Guy Melamed in, Michael Ohana and Kenny Saief out.
51’ Yellow Card: Paz Belander (Ra'anana)
56’ Stewart is sent through with a long ball, uses his pace to get past his marker and into the box, but his shot goes wide.
59’ Cornud crosses a corner kick straight to Bataille who heads it, but the goalkeeper collects it.
63’ Double substitution for Ra'anana: Omer Dahan and Lee-Yam Dan in, Michael Maman and Mahmoud Abu Fani out.
69’ Yellow Card: Pierre Cornud (Maccabi)
76’ Substitution for Ra'anana: Snir Shoker in, Awajo Asefa out.
90’+1’ GOAL! Cornud swings a corner to the far post, where Melamed rises to head the ball into the net! 0:1 for Maccabi
90’+1’ Assist: Pierre Cornud
90’+2’ Final whistle. Maccabi advances to the Israeli State Cup quarterfinals after a 0:1 victory over Hapoel Ra’anana.
