Tue , 22/1/2019
Sakhnin - Maccabi 1:0
Maccabi was eliminated from the national cup this evening (Tuesday) following a defeat to Bnei Sakhnin at the round of the last 32. Azulay scored the only goal of the match at the 31’ minute.
Round of the last 32 in the National Cup: Maccabi went on an away match at Doha Stadium against Bnei Sakhnin. Yarden Shua made his debut for Maccabi while Lavi (suspension) and Gershon (injury) were missing. Maccabi played well at the beginning of the match, but Sakhnin were first to go on the scoreboard after 31 minutes. In the second half Maccabi continued to attack and reached quite a few opportunities but could not equalized the score and missed the ticket to the quarterfinals.
Kick off
2’ A great chance for Rukavytsya to score but his shot goes high.
4’ Meir storms down the left wing and passes the ball to Azulay who misses the target.
16’ Azulay tries to score from 18 meters but the ball goes above the crossbar.
28’ Meir crosses the ball towards Mabouka, he shoots, but the ball hits the wrong side of the net.
31’ Shlomi Azulay, Sakhnin’s striker, scores from 13 meters and puts Sakhnin in front.
45’ 3 minutes stoppage time.
Second half
50’ Substitution for Maccabi: Muhammad Awad in, Dos Santos out.
55’ Rukavytsya runs brilliantly through the middle of the pitch and passes the ball to Shua who shoots a magnificent shot from 16 meters and forces Kannadil to pull a great save.
60’ Shua and Awad complete a double pass, the latter shoots from the edge of the penalty box straight to the hands of Kannadil.
62’ Substitution for Maccabi: Seydouba Soumah in, Sintayehu Sallallich out.
63’ Yellow card: Ernest Mabouka
70’ Substitution for Maccabi: Sun Menachem in, Earnest Mabouka out.
81’ Awad shoots from 20 meters, Kannadil collects the ball.
90’ 6 minutes stoppage time.
Final whistle.