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Maccabi Haifa Edges Out Hapoel Haifa in Tense Encounter
Maccabi Haifa secured a 1-0 victory over Hapoel Haifa in a tightly contested match at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa on February 10th, 2025. The Ligat Ha’al match, refereed by S. Levi, was a tense affair marked by numerous yellow cards.
Maccabi Haifa dominated possession (70%) and created numerous scoring opportunities, registering 22 shots (7 on target, 4 off target). However, they struggled to find the back of the net until L. Refaelov’s goal in the 90th minute. Earlier, a goal by G. Kinda was disallowed for handball in the 73rd minute.
Hapoel Haifa, on the other hand, were outplayed in all aspects, managing only 30% possession and 4 shots (none on target). An own goal by S. Goldberg in the 55th minute offered a glimmer of hope, but they were ultimately unable to mount a comeback.
The match was punctuated by yellow cards: four for Maccabi Haifa (R. Elimelech, A. Seck, D. Haziza, and D. Haziza) and three for Hapoel Haifa (A. Doumbia, D. Malul, and Y. Gerafi).
Despite Maccabi Haifa’s superior possession and chances, their narrow victory highlighted the competitiveness of the encounter.
Substitutions maccabi haifa: at minute 56 X. Severina came in and G. Melamed went out., at minute 56 M. Kandil came in and R. Elimelech went out., at minute 61 G. Kinda came in and M. Jaber went out., at minute 82 I. Hajaj came in and K. Saief went out., at minute 83 Ricardinho came in and D. David went out.
Substitutions hapoel haifa: at minute 65 A. Zargary came in and A. Doumbia went out., at minute 65 J. East came in and D. Hugi went out., at minute 69 O. Biton came in and I. Buganim went out., at minute 84 L. Sardal came in and N. Sabag went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Maccabi Haifa
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