Maccabi defeated Bnei Sakhnin 0:1 in the Toto Cup, with Silva Kani scoring the winning goal in the 55th minute.
Toto Cup - Group Stage - 4th fixture | Bnei Sakhnin vs Maccabi Haifa | Doha Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Glenn Alvin, Jelle Bataille, Nigel Lonwijk, Tsunami, Kenny Saief, Yarin Levi, Ethan Azoulay, Bruninho, Kenji Gorre (C), Iyad Khalaili, Silva Kani.
Kick Off
3’ Bruninho tries his luck with a shot from about 25 meters out, but the goalkeeper blocks the attempt.
14’ Yellow Card: Ahmad Taha (Sakhnin)
15’ Bruninho takes a free kick from 40 meters, and he tries to surprise the goalkeeper, but the latter collects it.
45’ Yellow Card: Kenny Saief (Maccabi)
Second Half
46’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Sean Goldberg and Cedric Don in, Jelle Bataille and Kenny Saief out.
55’ GOAL! Bruninho plays a beautiful through ball to Don, who stretches to get a touch and sends the ball onto the post. Silva Kani is first to the rebound and rolls it home from close range. 0:1 for Maccabi
63’ Substitution for Sakhnin: Jubayer Bushnak in, Norberto Carlos out.
68’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Manuel Benson and Pedro Oliveira in, Bruninho and Wenderson Tsunami out.
72’ Yellow Card: Nigel Lonwijk (Maccabi)
75’ Yellow Card: Kenji Gorre (Maccabi)
76’ Yarin Levi finds Manuel Benson, who crosses the ball with a single touch toward the far corner. Iyad Khalaili rises high and heads it well, but the ball sails just over the hosts’ crossbar.
78’ Double substitution for Sakhnin: Loai Halaf and Mohamed Abu Riya in, Mohamad Ganame and Mustafa Sheikh Yosef out.
84’ Substitution for Maccabi: Yair Mordechai in, Kenji Gorre out.
90’+3’ A brilliant individual run from Yair Mordechai ends with a through ball to Benson. The midfielder finds himself one-on-one with Balbarau, but the goalkeeper makes the save to deny him.
