Maccabi Haifa loses momentum again in a disappointing draw against Sakhnin

Maccabi Haifa hosted Bnei Sakhnin at the Acre Stadium this evening (Saturday, 18.01.25). The team, which is ranked third in the table, needed a victory to maintain its position and stay in the championship picture.

In the first minute, the Greens lifted a dangerous ball near the goal line, but the Sakhnin goalkeeper made a save. Two minutes later, Maccabi Haifa striker Omer Dahan almost managed to snatch the ball from the Sakhnin goalkeeper's feet inside the box.

Despite Maccabi Haifa's almost complete control, Sakhnin tried to exploit a hole on the left wing of the Haifa defense in the 17th minute. After a dangerous deep pass into the box, the ball reached goalkeeper Sherif Kiyof.

In the 20th minute, Maccabi Haifa managed to go on the offensive, and a dangerous kick from midfielder Sabrina outside the box was blocked by the Sakhnin goalkeeper. A minute later, the Greens celebrated a goal after a series of shots in the box, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside claim.

The pressure paid off.

In the 33rd minute, when a cross that was lifted into the Sakhnin area led to a big commotion, and after a struggle with the defense, the ball was pushed in – 1:0 to Maccabi Haifa.

Ate the bite.

In the second half, Sakhnin managed to get back into the game and in the 56th minute, they even scored the equalizer. Sakhnin's striker found himself one-on-one with Kiyof and kicked the ball into the net.

Just two minutes later, Sakhnin almost completed a turnaround, when a dangerous cross into the box ended in a shot that went just wide of the goal.

In the 86th minute, Maccabi Haifa had its last chance of the game – a free kick was lifted into the box and reached a green player, but this attempt was also blocked by the defense.

A. K. Z. B. E

In the end, a disappointing 1:1 draw for the Greens, with quite a few accusations and complaints about the refereeing, continues to lose valuable points. The team's fans expressed dissatisfaction with the ability, refereeing and tactical management of coach Barak Bachar, but basically began to lose hope that they would be able to achieve a title this season.