Maccabi defeated Beitar Jerusalem 3:0, thanks to goals from Ratner (15’), Kani (59’), and Stewart, who sealed the win late on (89’).
Israeli Premier League - 32nd fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Beitar Jerusalem | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Georgiy Yermakov, Jelle Bataille, Noam Sztejfman, Lisav Eissat, Yinon Fainegezicht, Navot Ratner, Peter Agba, Cedric Don, Dolev Haziza (C), Kenny Saief, Adam Grimberg.
Kick Off
7’ Yellow Card: Peter Agba (Maccabi)
15’ GOAL! Haziza leaves behind his defenders in the center of the pitch and passes it to Don on the flank. Don delivers a cross straight to Ratner, who is perfectly positioned to head the ball past the keeper and score his debut goal for the first team. 1:0 for Maccabi
15’ Assist: Cedric Don
18’ Yellow Card: Yinon Fainegezicht (Maccabi)
22’ Yellow Card: Grigoriy Morozov (Beitar)
24’ Substitution for Maccabi: Cedric Don was injured and replaced by Silva Kani.
Second Half
46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ali Mohamed in, Adam Grimberg out.
46’ Double substitution for Beitar: Yarden Cohen and Omer Atzili in, Grigoriy Morozov and Yarin Levi out.
59’ GOAL! Ratner produces a brilliant individual move deep in his own half before sending Bataille forward with a master class through ball. Bataille drives into the box and passes it to Kani, who rolls the ball into an empty net. 2:0 for Maccabi
59’ Assist: Jelle Bataille
61’ Substitution for Beitar: Efmamjjasond Gonzalez in, Timothy Muzie out.
62’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Trivante Stewart and Abdoulaye Seck in, Kenny Saief and Noam Sztejfman out.
64’ Stewart receives the ball about 18 meters from target and shoots, but the goalkeeper collects it.
72’ Substitution for Beitar: Dor Hugi in, Samuel Kalu out.
74’ Yellow Card: Omer Atzili (Beitar)
83’ Bataille receives the ball inside the box, shakes off his marker, and shoots from a tight angle, but Silva manages to push it out for a corner.
84’ Substitution for Beitar: Ailson Tavares in, Boris Enow out.
85’ Yellow Card: Ori Dahan (Beitar)
88’ GOAL! Ratner provides a through ball to Stewart, who shakes off his defenders and fires a rocket into Silva’s net. 3:0 for Maccabi
88’ Assist: Navot Ratner
90’ Substitution for Maccabi: Sean Goldberg in, Ali Mohamed out.
90’+3’ Final whistle. Maccabi defeats Beitar 3:0 at Sammy Ofer
