Maccabi defeated Ironi Tiberias 3:2 at Sammy Ofer, with goals from Novakovich (6’, 69’) and Gorre (63’, p.).
Israeli Premier League - 5th fixture | Maccabi Haifa vs Ironi Tiberias | Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Omri Glazer, Jelle Bataille, Nigel Lonwijk, Noam Sztejfman, Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Ethan Azoulay, Bruninho, Pedro Brazao, Kenji Gorre(C), Andrija Novakovich.
Kick Off
6’ GOAL! Brazao starts the move on the right flank, runs all the way to the left wing, drives into the box, and passes a superb ball to Novakovich, who finishes with a single touch into Sharon’s net. 1:0 for Maccabi
6’ Assist: Pedro Brazao
16’ Brazao receives the ball on the wing and, despite being double-teamed, manages to play it brilliantly to Azoulay, who tries his luck from about 18 meters out, but his effort whistles just past Sharon’s post.
25’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ali Mohamed was injured and replaced by Yarin Levi.
28’ GOAL! Qays Ghanem receives the ball behind the defensive line and fires into the net to level the score. 1:1 at Sammy Ofer
35’ Azoulay tries his luck from a tight angle about 18 meters out, but Sharon makes the save.
38’ Azoulay plays a great through ball to Novakovich, but the latter’s shot finds the wrong side of the net.
38’ Substitution for Tiberias: Chris Kouakou was injured and replaced by Artur Miranyan.
39’ Brazao delivers a superb cross into the box, where Novakovich launches himself into the air and shoots a spectacular overhead kick, but Sharon manages to save.
41’ Yellow Card: Kenny Saief (Maccabi)
45’ Azoulay tries his luck from about 20 meters out, but his shot whistles just past Sharon’s post.
45’+1’ Gorre receives the ball on the wing and makes a brilliant run into the box, but his shot from a difficult angle whistles just past Sharon’s far post.
Second Half
57’ GOAL! Ghanem steps up to take a penalty for the visitors and fires a sharp, low shot. Glazer gets a touch to it, but the ball hits the post and goes in. 1:2 for Tiberias
58’ Substitution for Tiberias: Gal Maatuk in, Daniel Joulani out.
63’ GOAL! Penalty to Haifa after a foul on Novakovich. Gorre makes no mistake from the spot to level the score. 2:2 at Sammy Ofer
69’ GOAL! Maccabi’s excellent pressure leads to Bruninho winning the ball. He manages to play it to Novakovich while making the interception, and the latter makes no mistake, firing a sharp low shot into Sharon’s net to complete the comeback. 3:2 for Maccabi
69’ Assist: Bruninho
73’ Triple substitution for Maccabi: Pedro Oliveira, Iyad Khalaili, and Cedric Don in, Noam Sztejfman, Kenny Saief, and Kenji Gorre out.
74’ Yarin Levi tries his luck from about 25 meters out, but the goalkeeper collects the ball.
76’ Khalaili receives the ball on the wing, makes a brilliant run into the box, and passes it to Brazao, who shoots with a single touch, but the ball whistles just past the post.
77’ Triple substitution for Tiberias: Bar Cohen, Yarin Swisa, and Samir Farhud in, Mansour Badjie, Ariel Cohen, and Guy Sanker out.
83’ Substitution for Maccabi: Guy Melamed in, Pedro Brazao out.
87’ Bruninho provides a great pass to Melamed, who turns around his marker and fires a powerful shot that whistles just past Sharon’s post.
90’+2’ Yellow Card: Nigel Lonwijk (Maccabi)
90’+6’ Final whistle. Maccabi beats Tiberias 3:2 at Sammy Ofer.
