Maccabi’s line-up: Josh Cohen, Raz Meir, Ofri Arad, Rami Gershon, Sun Menachem, Neta Lavi (C), Maor Levi, Yuval Ashkenazi, Tjaronn Chery, Dolev Haziza, Muhammad Awad.
Kick off
4’ Afula’s defense clears the ball straight to Lavi who shoots from 22 meters, but the goalkeeper denies it.
20’ Arad passes by a defender and provides a great pass towards Awad who shoots with a single touch, but Ginzburg collects it.
41' GOAL! Awad gets control of the ball inside the box, advances a few meters and shoots powerfully to the crossbar and into the net. 1:0 for Maccabi.
Second half
46’ Haziza shoots a curved ball from a free kick position, but Afula’s goalkeeper blocks it.
60’ Triple Substitution for Maccabi: Mohammed Abu Fani, Ernest Mabouka and Jose Rodriguez in, Yuval Ashkenazi, Sun Menachem and Maor Levi out.
65’ Chery sends a long ball to Haziza inside the box. Haziza is tackled from behind but the referee doesn’t stop the match. The VAR intervenes and asks the match official to check the incident again and after watching the replay the referee indicates to the penalty spot.
69’ GOAL! Haziza successfully converts the penalty. 2:0 for Maccabi.
74’ GOAL! Haziza cuts the defense with a brilliant pass to Awad who gently touches the ball and scores his second goal this evening. 3:0 for Maccabi
75’ Substitution for Maccabi: Nikita Rukavytsya in, Neta Lavi out.
76’ Substitution for Maccabi: Yanic Wildschut in, Tjaronn Chery out.
87 GOAL! Buzorgi scores for the visitors. 3:1 for Maccabi.
90’+1’ Rodriguez leaves behind a couple of defenders and crosses the ball towards Wildschut, the Dutch shoots to the far bottom corner and scores. 4:1 for Maccabi.
90’+2’ Final whistle