Maccabi’s line-up: Roi Mishpati, Raz Meir, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Ali Mohamed, Mohammed Abu Fani, Tjaronn Chery (C), Omer Atzili, Frantzdy Pierrot, Din David.
Kick Off
23’ David crosses the ball from the left flank towards Pierrot, but the latter misses the ball by inches and the ball goes out of play.
38’ Chery crosses the ball into the box, Pierrot heads it, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
39’ Chery shoots powerfully from the edge of the box, the ball hits one of the local defenders and is deflected straight to David who scores the rebound, but the goal was ruled out due to an offside by David.
45’+1’ Atzili crosses a great ball towards Pierrot who shoots with his right foot, but the ball hits one of Netanya’s defenders and is deflected behind the line for a corner kick.
45’+2’ Chery shoots a free kick from 28 meters, but the goalkeeper collects it.
Second Half
55’ GOAL! Cornud sends a long ball forwards, Pierrot heads it down to Chery who shoots a sharp ball and the ball is deflected by a local defender into the net! 0:1 for the Greens
65’ Abu Fani crosses a curved corner kick that reaches David who heads the ball powerfully. The goalkeeper somehow manages to block the header, Seck shoots the rebound, but once again the goalkeeper denies the attempt.
70’ Chery passes the ball to Atzili, who shoots a curved ball from the edge of the box, but the goalkeeper collects it.
71’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Rami Gershon and Nikita Rukavytsya in, Omer Atzili and Frantzdy Pierrot out.
71’ Rukavytsya finds David inside the box with a brilliant pass on his first touch of the ball this evening, but David’s shot is blocked by the goalkeeper.
72’ Rukavytsya finds himself against the goalkeeper, he shoots towards the far corner, but the ball hits the post.
77’ GOAL! Chery receives the ball on the left flank, he crosses the ball into the box, and David heads it into the net. 0:2 for Maccabi.
80’ Substitution for Maccabi: Mavis Tchibota in, Din David out.
82’ Tchibota, who was just subbed in, receives the ball at the left edge of the box and shoots it towards the top far corner, but the ball hits the post.
85’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Neta Lavi and Dolev Haziza in, Raz Meir and Tjaronn Chery out.
90’+5’ Final whistle. Maccabi wins 0:2 and maintains the 4 point gap from the second and third places. Next week Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva from the third place.