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Maccabi Haifa Triumphs Over Hapoel Haifa in Tense Encounter
Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel Haifa 2-0 in a hard-fought match at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, Israel. The game, part of the Ligat Ha’al Championship Round – 2, played on March 29th, 2025, was characterized by numerous yellow cards and intense play.
K. Saief put Maccabi Haifa ahead in the 38th minute, and G. Melamed secured the victory with a goal in the 77th minute. Despite the scoreline, Hapoel Haifa displayed a fighting spirit, but their lack of accuracy in front of goal (only 4 shots on target from 13 attempts) prevented them from seriously threatening their opponents. Maccabi Haifa, dominating possession (62%), earned a deserved victory. Both teams accumulated a significant number of yellow cards: three for Hapoel Haifa and five for Maccabi Haifa.
Substitutions hapoel haifa: at minute 65 A. Forat Ayias came in and I. Noy went out., at minute 65 Y. Ferber came in and A. Doumbia went out., at minute 81 T. Arbel came in and D. Malul went out., at minute 81 B. Lin came in and L. Sardal went out.
Substitutions maccabi haifa: at minute 68 G. Melamed came in and D. David went out., at minute 68 Pedrao came in and L. Refaelov went out., at minute 78 E. Azoulay came in and R. Elimelech went out., at minute 78 Ricardinho came in and X. Severina went out., at minute 86 G. Kinda came in and D. Saba went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hapoel Haifa
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