Maccabi secured their fifth consecutive league victory with a 1:2 win over
Maccabi Petah Tikva at HaMoshava Stadium. Azoulay equalized in the 61st
minute, and Sztejfman completed the comeback five minutes later. Maccabi
sits temporarily in first place on the table.
Israeli Premier League - 7th fixture | Maccabi Petah Tikva vs Maccabi Haifa |
HaMoshava Stadium
Maccabi’s line-up: Omri Glazer, Jelle Bataille, Noam Sztejfman, Nigel Lonwijk,
Kenny Saief, Ali Mohamed, Ethan Azoulay, Bruninho, Kenji Gorre (C), Pedro
Brazao, Andrija Novakovich.
Kick Off
12’ Bruninho delivers a cross into the box, finding Novakovich, whose header
goes just inches wide of Maor Ehrlich’s post.
13’ GOAL! Eyal Inbrum receives the ball on the wing, beats Azoulay, enters
into the box before, and curves the ball from a tight angle into Glazer’s far top
corner. 1:0 for M. Petah Tikva
28’ Bruninho receives the ball outside the box, shakes off his marker, and
fires a powerful shot that is saved by Ehrlich.
45’+1’ Yellow Card: Ido Cohen (M. Petah Tikva)
Second Half
61’ GOAL! Saief delivers a corner straight onto Azoulay’s head, and he
heads it in from a tight angle. 1:1 at HaMoshava
61’ Assist: Kenny Saief
62’ Triple substitution for Maccabi: Yarin Levi, Adam Grimberg, and Eli Dasa
in, Ali Mohamed, Kenny Saief, and Jelle Bataille out.
66’ GOAL! Bruninho crosses in a sharp corner that finds Sztejfman arriving at
the near post, and he heads the ball into Ehrlich’s net to complete the comeback. 1:2 for Maccabi
66’ Assist: Bruninho
71’ Yellow Card: Ethan Azoulay (Maccabi)
72’ Substitution for Maccabi: Iyad Khalaili in, Kenji Gorre out.
76’ Yellow Card: Pedro Brazao (Maccabi)
77’ Substitution for Maccabi: Wenderson Tsunami in, Bruninho out.
79’ Triple substitution for M. Petah Tikva: Lior Kassa, Kyle Spence, and Itay
Baruch in, Eitan Tibi, Aviv Salem, and Jose Cortes out.
86’ Substitution for M. Petah Tikva: Marko Rakonjac in, Eyal Inbrum out.
90’+2’ Khalaili breaks forward with the ball and fires a powerful shot that
whistles just past Ehrlich’s post.
90’+3’ Final whistle. Maccabi completed a comeback to beat Maccabi Petah
Tikva 1:2 at HaMoshava Stadium
