Maccabi’s line-up: Josh Cohen, Raz Meir, Ofri Arad, Bogdan Planic, Sun Menachem, Mohammed Abu Fani, Jose Rodriguez, Neta Lavi (C), Tjaronn Chery, Dolev Haziza, Nikita Rukavytsya.
Kick off
4’ GOAL! Naor Sabag scores from inside of the box. 1:0 for Petach Tikva.
8’ GOAL!!! Chery crosses a corner kick to the close post, Rukavytsya heads the ball into the net! 1:1
12’ Haziza shoots from 20 meters, Yanko clears it straight to Rukavytsya who tries to volley the ball, but he misses the target.
14’ Chery shoots from 28 meters, straight to the keeper’s hands.
17’ Abu Fani shoots powerfully from 20 meters, the local goalkeeper collects it.
45’ Chery crosses the ball into the box, Blorian touches the ball with his hand and the referee indicates for a penalty kick. Abu Fani takes the shot but he hits the post.
Second half
58’ Abu Fani delivers an incisive pass towards Chery who tries to chip the ball, but Yanko blocks it.
59’ Menachem crosses the ball to the center of the box, Chery heads it straight to the keeper’s leg.
62’ Chery crosses a corner kick, Rukavytsya just touches it and Arad heads the ball straight to the goalkeeper’s hands.
65’ Meir crosses the ball from the right flank, Rukavytsya passes it with his back to Haziza, but the latter’s header goes above the crossbar.
68’ Substitution for Maccabi: Yuval Ashkenazi in, Mohammed Abu Fani out.
70’ Chery shoots strongly a flat ball from 20 meters, but once again the keeper collects it.
79’ GOAL!!! Chery takes a corner kick, Yanko clears it straight to Haziza who heads the ball to the empty net. 1:2 for Maccabi.
82’ Chery shoots from 20 meters, the keeper collects it.
83’ Substitution for Maccabi: Godsway Donyoh in, Nikita Rukavytsya out.
88’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Taleb Tawatha and Ihab Abu El Sheikh in, Dolev Haziza and Tjaronn Chery out.
90’+3’ Ofri Arad pulls the shirt of one the local players, and the referee awards Petach Tikva with a penalty kick after consulting with the VAR.
98’ Yinon Eliyahu shoots the penalty and Josh Cohen blocks it brilliantly. The score remains 1:2 for Maccabi Haifa.
90’+9’ Final whistle.