Big Win in Netanya

Israeli Premier League - 4th fixture | Ironi Kiryat Shmona vs Maccabi Haifa | Miriam (Netanya) Stadium

Maccabi’s line-up: Omri Glazer (C), Jelle Bataille, Nigel Lonwijk, Wenderson Tsunami, Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Ethan Azoulay, Yair Mordechai, Bruninho, Pedro Brazao, Andrija Novakovich.

Kick Off

11’ Yellow Card: Yair Mordechai (Maccabi)

14’ Novakovich receives the ball inside the box, sends his marker the wrong way, and fires a low shot that is saved by Kiryat Shmona’s goalkeeper, Daniel Tenenbaum.

19’ Brazao receives the ball on the flank, passes by his marker, drives into the box, and shoots, but his shot is blocked for a corner.

28’ Red Card: Ofir Benbenishti (Kiryat Shmona)

38’ Bruninho leaves behind his defender on the wing and penetrates into the box, then delivers a cross to Novakovich, whose header is saved by the goalkeeper.

40’ GOAL! Brazao receives the ball on the flank, waits for Azoulay to arrive from the second line, and plays it beautifully to him. Azoulay fires a sharp shot into the far corner, beating Tenenbaum. 0:1 for Maccabi

40’ Assist: Pedro Brazao

44’ Bataille crosses a dangerous ball into the box, Saief heads it, but the ball is deflected out for a corner.

45’+2’ Yellow Card: Alex Sola (Kiryat Shmona)

Second Half

52’ Brazao receives the ball in the center of the pitch and storms forward, but his flat shot is collected by Tenenbaum.

56’ GOAL! Brazao receives the ball on the wing, drives into the box, shrugs off three defenders, and fires a sharp shot into the far corner. 0:2 for Maccabi

58’ Substitution for Kiryat Shmona: Alexandru Pop in, Niv Gabay out.

60’ Yellow Card: Pedro Brazao (Maccabi)

61’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Kenji Gorre and Noam Sztejfman in, Kenny Saief and Yair Mordechai out.

65’ Yellow Card: Bruninho (Maccabi)

66’ GOAL!  A corner kick arrives to Lonwijk inside the box. He lays it off to Sztejfman, who controls the ball, turns brilliantly, and fires into the net. 0:3 for Maccabi

66’ Assist: Nigel Lonwijk

69’ Substitution for Kiryat Shmona: Nadav Markovich in, Rufat Abdullazada out.

70’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Yarin Levi and Cedric Don in, Ethan Azoulay and Pedro Brazao out.

75’ Don lays the ball off to Bruninho on the edge of the box, who strikes it with a single touch, but his effort goes over the frame.

76’ Double substitution for Kiryat Shmona: Shon Edri and Itzik Sholmyster in, Shay Ben David and Shay Sabah out.

77’ Substitution for Maccabi: Silva Kani in, Andrija Novakovich out.

81’ Yellow Card: Ali Mohamed (Maccabi)

86’ GOAL! Levi passes by his markers inside the box and shoots a powerful ball that is blocked and deflected straight to Tsunami. From a tight angle, he makes no mistake, curling a powerful effort into Tenenbaum’s far top corner. 0:4 for Maccabi

90’+3’ Final whistle.