Maccabi’s line-up: Josh Cohen, Daniel Sundgren, Dylan Batubinsika, Rami Gershon, Pierre Cornud, Ali Mohamed, Mohammed Abu Fani, Tjaronn Chery (C) Omer Atzili, Dolev Haziza, Dia Saba.
First Half
7’ Atzili receives the ball at the right edge of the box and shoots, but Adeleye’s, the host’s goalkeeper, collects it.
8’ Chery shoots from 28 meters, but the ball hits the post.
9’ Abu Fani shoots a low ball from 23 meters, but the ball goes straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
11’ Atzili tries again from his favorite spot, just outside the box, but Jerusalem’s goalkeeper denies it.
14’ Saba passes the ball inside the box to Haziza who shakes off his defender and shoots, but the goalkeeper blocks the attempt.
29’ Saba receives the ball inside the box after a mistake from the local’s defense, he shoots quickly, but the ball hits a defender and goes out for a corner kick.
36’ Cornud receives a long ball on the left flank, and provides a brilliant cross straight to Saba who shoots powerfully, but the ball hits the crossbar.
40’ Saba leaves the ball with his back heel to Atzili on the left flank, the latter cut to the center and shoots a curved ball from 27 meters, but the ball goes just slightly wide.
45’ Haziza shoots from the edge of the box towards the far corner, but Adeleye collects it.
Second Half
48’ The ball is crossed into the box, Gershon heads it, the ball reaches Chery who shoots a bicycle kick from 5 meters, but the ball goes above the crossbar.
53’ Abu Fani is inside the box, he passes the ball backwards to Chery who shoots powerfully, but the ball goes straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
60’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Din David and Mahmoud Jaber in, Dia Saba and Mohammed Abu Fani out.
66’ Atzili takes a dangerous corner kick straight towards the target, but the ball lands on the top of the net.
68’ GOAL! Cornud crosses the ball into the box, Atzili sneaks from behind and with an intelligent touch chips the ball over the goalkeeper and into the net! 0:1 for Maccabi.
79’ Cornud breaks forward from Maccabi’s half all the way to Jerusalem’s box, and shoots powerfully, but the ball hits the post and jumps into the goalkeeper’s hands.
81’ GOAL. The referee points on the penalty spot after a hand ball inside the box. Badash converts it successfully. 1:1
90’ GOAL. A counterattack for the hosts ends with a cross that reaches Biton who shoves the ball in from close range. 2:1 for Jerusalem.
90’+3’ Substitution for Maccabi: Frantzdy Pierrot in, Dolev Haziza out.
90’+8’ Final whistle. An unpleasant loss in the final minutes after a goal by Omer Azili (21 league goals). Hapoel Be’er Sheva is 8 points behind but with a game in hand. Maccabi Haifa's next game will be at Ashdod.