29^th round in the Japanika League: Maccabi hosted Hapoel Hadera this evening (Saturday). The first half was goalless. In the second half Hadera took the lead, but after 12 minutes Rukavytsya balanced the score. Maccabi continued to attack and looked for the second goal, but in the 89’ and 93’ minutes, Hadera scored twice and registered a 3:1 win. Next week: Maccabi will host Maccabi Netanya.
 
Kick off 
 
10’ Frei crosses a brilliant ball into the penalty area but Hadera’s defense clears it. 
 
11’ Abu Fani shoots from 20 meters straight into Ejide’s hands. 
 
13’ Frei crosses a lovely ball towards Lavi but his header just misses the target.
 
18’ Plakuschenko shoots a strong diagonal shot from 25 meters, the ball goes high above the crossbar. 
 
23’ Mabouka delivers a nice cross towards Shua, but his header goes wide. 
 
Second half 
 
52’ Amit Cohen shoots from inside the box, Haimov can't stop the ball, and he gives Hadera the lead. 0:1
 
53’ Substitution for Maccabi: Nikita Rukavytsya in, Mohammed Abu Fani out. 
 
60’ Frei shoots from outside the box and forces Ejide to pull a nice save. 
 
64’ Shua passes a lovely incisive pass to Rukavytsya, that in a one-on-one against Ejide remains calm and levels the score. 1:1
 
69’ Mabouka with another great cross finds Rukavytsya that sends a strong header to the bottom corner but once again Ejide pulls an incredible save. 
 
73’ Another attack by Maccabi ends when Awad misses the target from inside the box. 
 
76’ Substitution for Maccabi: Shon Weismann in, Yarden Shua out. 
 
89’ Vitali Ganon, Hadera’s substitute, scores from close range and puts the visitors ahead. 1:2
 
90’ 4 minutes stoppage time. 
 
92’ Eden Karzev scores from a free kick and sets the final score. 1:3 to Hapoel Hadera. 
 
Final whistle