22^nd round in the Japanika League: Beitar Jerusalem hosted Maccabi this evening (Sunday) at Teddy Stadium. The team wanted to continue with the positive momentum and to remain at the second place in the league. Maccabi knew that a win will bring them closer to secure a place in the upper playoffs. On the other side, Beitar arrived to the match after two consecutive wins. 
 
Kick off 
 
1’ Conte, Beitar's defender, was injured after 16 seconds and was replaced by Scheimann. 
 
8’ Sallallich steals the ball, he advances several meters and shoots from 20 meters. Nitzan denies it.  
 
11’ Maccabi is awarded with a free kick from 22 meters. Rukavytsya takes the shot but Nitzan deflects the ball to a corner kick. 
 
25’ Meir crosses the ball into the box, Awad shoots from the center of the box but Siroshtein clears it. 
 
26’ Yellow card: Georges Mandjeck. 
 
33’ Sallallich shoots from 25 meters, but the ball goes high above the crossbar. 
 
37’ Yellow card: Guy Haimov. 
 
38’ Red card: Georges Mandjeck is sent off after receiving a second yellow card.  
 
42’ Yellow card: Neta Lavi. 
 
45’ Varenne scores and gives Beitar a 1:0 lead. 
 
45’ 2 minutes stoppage time. 
 
45’+2 Sallallich storms into the penalty area and delivers a great cross to Raz Meir that was alone in front of an empty goal and he scores the equalizer. 1:1
 
Second half
 
45’ Substitution for Maccabi: Maxim Plakuschenko in, Raz Meir out.
 
54’ Substitution for Maccabi: Kerim Frei in, Muhammad Awad out.
 
87’ Yellow card: Ernest Mabouka. 
 
88’ Substitution for Maccabi: Sun Menachem in, Nikita Rukavytsya out.
 
90’ 5 minutes stoppage time. 
 
Final whistle