Playing this season in the Youth Premier League. Maccabi Haifa is currently hosted by Maccabi Petah Tikva, with both under the leadership of Maccabi Tel Aviv, but the Greens have two games less and the Malabes one game is missing.
The champion in green comes cheering after defeating Ramat Gan 1: 3 in the return game of the youth league, when she has a very good balance of 19 points after eight games – a victory will help her equal Maccabi Tel Aviv and of course overtake the opponent from Petah Tikva in the table.
On the other hand, the Malabes look simply excellent and have won each of their last 5 games in the youth league, including a 0: 3 share over Hapoel Nof Hagalil in the league’s return game. In fact, in all those 5 victories, Maccabi Petah Tikva did not concede a single goal, while scoring 16 goals.
the progress of the game
The game started late because the referees demanded that the Maccabi Haifa team be with only five team members on the field because of the corona. Two of the team members went out and only then did the game open. 3 minutes later.
Minute 5, first significant opportunity for Maccabi Petah Tikva: Daniel Golani picked up a ball from the left wing to Amir Ryan who hit from seven meters to the goal, but a huge shot by Ariel Bardugo prevented a sure goal. Great save by the goalkeeper.
9th minute, Maccabi Haifa went up to 0: 1: A quick advantage for the guest. Kaba Sonko put the Greens ahead from a sharp 16-yard kick to the far corner.
15th minute, a moment of controversy: Bassam Zarora burst onto the field of Maccabi Petah Tikva after passing two players, encountered Eli Shafiki and fell on the field, but the referee did not whistle for Pendel but issued him a yellow card for impersonation.
In the 16th minute, the heavy pressure of Maccabi Haifa continued: Bassam Zarura picked up a ball to the field from the left, Kaba Sonko hit a ball from five meters that went over the crossbar.
17 minutes, Haifa was close again: a kick by Zarura from a distance of about 25 meters sent a ball over the goal.
20th minute, Maccabi Petah Tikva tried to come back: Daniel Golani hit a corner kick, which found the head of Hadar Fox but it hit from the center of the extension a ball that passed near the crossbar and went out. Good beat.
32 minutes, another opportunity for Maccabi Haifa: Nehorai Yifrach takes control of a ball close to the opponent’s court, cuts in and kicks a strong and flat ball but it did not go to the frame.
Minute 37: Golani got into things and tried to produce an equalizer. Left to Amir Altori who kicked from 20 meters a weak ball that the goalkeeper from Haifa managed to stop.
Minute 39, Maccabi Petah Tikva missed an excellent opportunity to return to the game: Maccabi Haifa goalkeeper Ariel Bardugo tripped Amir Ryan who burst onto the field, the referee ruled for Pendel in favor of the Malabes, but Bardugo corrected himself and hit Amir Altori’s kick to the corner.
Minute 47, almost the equalizer of Maccabi Petah Tikva: Ibrahim Badir put a great wide ball from the right wing into the extension, Amir Ryan kicked from the air with a touch but it went over the goal. It was so close to balancing the result.
Macabi Petach-Tikva: Maor Erlich, Amir Altori, Eli Shafiki, Hadar Fox, Gal Matuk, Itai Rotman, Shadi Fahum, Amir Ryan, Eyal Inbrom, Daniel Golani and Ibrahim Badir.
Maccabi Haifa: Ariel Bardugo, Kaba Sonko, Adar Azruel, Yanel Araida, Roni Laufer, Nevo Sado, Roy Katari, Roi Elimelech, Zarora Bassem, Nehorai Yifrach and Satyo Nachmani.