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Maccabi Tel Aviv Secures Hard-Fought Victory in Tense Sakhnin Clash
Sakhnin, Israel – In a match filled with emotion and controversy, Maccabi Tel Aviv secured a hard-fought victory on their visit to the Doha Stadium against Bnei Sakhnin. The match, corresponding to matchday 5 of the Ligat Ha’al, was marked by the disparity in ball possession, with a clear dominance of Maccabi Tel Aviv (76%) against 24% of Bnei Sakhnin.
The match took a dramatic turn early on, with the expulsion of G. Otanga from Bnei Sakhnin in the 16th minute. Despite playing with one man less for much of the match, Bnei Sakhnin defended tooth and nail. The accumulation of yellow cards, added to the expulsion of M. Abu Nil in added time, further complicated the outlook for the home team.
Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite their territorial dominance and generating a total of 17 shots (3 on target and 4 off target), found it difficult to breach the Bnei Sakhnin defense. The insistence of the visiting team, reflected in the 8 corners obtained, finally paid off in added time. S. Jehezkel, after missing a penalty, managed to score in the subsequent play, giving the victory to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The victory was valuable for Maccabi Tel Aviv, but Bnei Sakhnin will rue the cards received.
Substitutions maccabi tel aviv: at minute 46 D. Gropper came in and K. Andrade went out., at minute 61 H. Varela came in and O. Davida went out., at minute 77 I. Shahar came in and S. Abu Farhi went out., at minute 77 E. Madmon came in and I. Noy went out.
Substitutions bnei sakhnin: at minute 46 M. Cudjoe came in and I. Drame went out., at minute 77 J. Bushnaq came in and D. Avounou went out., at minute 88 A. Salman came in and I. Abu Abaid went out., at minute 88 I. Drame came in and B. Khuri went out., at minute 90 A. Azugi came in and O. Korsia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bnei Sakhnin
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