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rd round in the Japanika League: Maccabi hosted Hapoel Beer Sheva tonight (Monday). The team arrived at the match after accumulating seven points in the last three matches and in the third place in the league with a match in hand and 51 points. Reijnen and Lavi weren’t part of the squad today due to suspensions. On the other hand, the team from the south came after the security situation in the south of Israel had settled down, and like Maccabi, wants to get the ticket to Europe.
Kick off
16’ Mabouka crosses the ball into the box, Rukavytsya tries with his back heel, but the ball goes out of play.
20’ Raz Meir crosses the ball to the center of the penalty area, but none of the players in green managed to shove it in to the net.
25’ Beer Sheva scores in their first attack this evening. Hanan Maman is the scorer. 0:1 Beer Sheva.
44’ A brilliant attack by Maccabi ends with the equalizer: Mandjeck passes the ball to Mabouka in the right wing, the Cameroonian right back crosses it into the box, Weismann skips over the ball, Rukavytsya shoots with his right foot to the top corner and scores. 1:1
45’ The comeback is completed and what an incredible goal by Shon Weismann! The green striker steals the ball in the center of the pitch, storms in to the box, he does the opponent's defense as he pleases and puts Maccabi ahead. 2:1 for Maccabi.
Second half
49’ He is unstoppable! Shon Weismann claims the ball in the center of the pitch, passes by one of Beer Sheva’s defenders and from 20 meters shoots to the bottom left corner and in to the net! 3:1 for Maccabi.
52’ Sun Menachem can’t score against Levita from 5 meters. Rukavytsya is first to the rebound, but his header goes straight to the keeper's hands.
64’ Substitution for Maccabi: Yarden Shua in, Nikita Rukavytsya out.
68’ Substitution for Maccabi: Mohammed Abu Fani in, Ernest Mabouka out.
71’ Abu Fani gets the ball outside the box, shoots powerfully from the air, but Levita collects it.
74’ Plakuschenko shoots from 18 meters, the ball goes high above the crossbar.
75’ Yellow card: Sun Menachem.
83’ Plakuschenko shoots strongly from the edge of the box towards the top corner but Levita gets to it somehow and denies the fourth goal.
89’ Substitution for Maccabi: Allyson Dos Santos in, Kerim Frei out.
90’ 5 minutes stoppage time.
Final whistle: 3:1 for Maccabi!