As part of the 30th round, the yellow Maccabi Tel Aviv team hosted the green Maccabi Haifa team at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv tonight (Monday, 14/4/2025) for an intriguing match in the championship battle.
Minute 51: Eran Zahavi receives a ball in the box and kicks a precise missile into the corner of Haifa goalkeeper Sherif Kiyof. The Yellows are already in the lead and lead Haifa 0:1. But Maccabi Haifa did not give up and after only 8 minutes it was player Xander Sabrina who tied the score to 1:1 with an amazing and spectacular goal with a twisted and precise kick from a distance of 16 meters directly into the crossbar of the Tel Aviv champion goalkeeper Simone Sluga. The stands of Bloomfield Stadium, which were full and packed with 27,000 spectators and only Yellow fans, fell completely silent. As you may recall, due to the punishment that Maccabi Haifa received from the Football Association's tribunal, it was prohibited from bringing its own fans into this match.
This time, Haifa coach Barak Bachar's players return with a precious point from Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. There is no doubt that the 1:1 draw between the teams damaged Maccabi Tel Aviv in its fight for the championship title, and as a result, Hapoel Beer Sheva returned the Reds from the capital of the Negev to the top of the Premier League table.
Team compositions:
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Simone Sluga; Tyrese Asante, Stav Lemkin (Idan Nahmias, 70), Raz Shlomo, Roy Revivo; Isaoui Sissoko, Dor Peretz, Joris van Overeem (Gabi Kanikowski, 70); Osher Davide (Dor Turgeman, 70), Wesley Petacci, Eran Zehavi.
Maccabi Haifa: Sherif Kiyof; Abdulai Sek, Padreu, Oleksandr Sirota, Kenny Seif; Ali Muhammad (Liam Harmesh, 90+2), Eitan Azoulay, Dia Saba; Xander Sabrina (Roi Elimelech, 80), Ricardinho (Lior Refaalov, 73), Dean David (Guy Melamed, 80).
