Champions League Playoffs - first leg | Maccabi Haifa vs Young Boys | Sammy Ofer stadium 

Maccabi’s line-up: Itamar Nitzan, Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Ali Mohamed, Mahmoud Jaber, Tjaronn Chery (C), Dolev Haziza, Diaa Sabia, Frantzdy Pierrot.

Kick Off 

3’ Sabia completes a double pass with Haziza, enters into the box and shoots a curved ball that goes just narrowly wide. 

9’ Chery passes a short corner kick to Sabia who crosses the ball into the box, Seck heads it, the ball is cleared straight to Sabia who shoots it powerfully, but the ball goes above the crossbar. 

25’ Chery tries his luck with a shot from the edge of the box, but the goalkeeper collects the ball.

39’ Haziza receives the ball at the right flank, he breaks forward, enters into the box, shakes his defender and shoots towards the bottom corner, but he misses the target. 

40’ Yellow Card: Fabian Rieder (Young Boys)

45’ Yellow Card: Kastriot Imeri (Young Boys)

Second Half 

50’ Yellow Card: Pierre Cornud (Maccabi)

60’ Substitution for Young Boys: Joel Monteiro in, Kastriot Imeri out.

63’ Yellow Card: Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi)

69’ Double substitution for Young Boys: Miguel Chaiwa and Jean-Pierre Nsame in, Sandro Lauper and Cedric Itten out.

71’ Yellow Card: Daniel Sundgren (Maccabi)

72’ Substitution for Maccabi: Anan Khalaili in, Diaa Sabia out.

74’ Yellow Card: Ali Mohamed (Maccabi)

78’ Substitution for Maccabi: Din David in, Dolev Haziza out.

83’ Yellow Card: Joel Monteiro (Young Boys)

87’ Chery crosses a great corner kick into the box, Seck heads it towards David who heads it to the bottom corner, but the goalkeeper denies the attempt. 

88’ Substitution for Maccabi: Lior Refaelov in, Tjaronn Chery out.

88’ Substitution for Young Boys: Silvere Ganvoula in, Meschack Elia out.

90’+5’ Final whistle.