After a disappointing 0-0 draw within the second spherical of the Premier League, Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv delivered a much more action-packed contest. In an event-filled, high-scoring pleasant match in Bat Yam, Hapoel Haifa secured a 4-3 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv after taking a 0-4 lead by the 59th minute, with the Tel Aviv membership solely managing to trim the margin through the second half.
The 2 sides beforehand met early within the season, producing a stormy but goalless 0-0 draw at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Hapoel Tel Aviv, which sat out the opening league spherical because of its Convention League qualifying conflict with Atalanta, and Hapoel Haifa, which additionally missed the opener due to Hapoel Beersheba’s Champions League qualifiers, walked away with a degree apiece on that event.
This time, nonetheless, the objectives flowed rapidly. Hapoel Tel Aviv was lacking the injured Stav Toriel alongside a number of worldwide obligation call-ups: Assaf Tzur, Dor Benyamini, Roee Alkokin, Mor Buskila, Daniel Dapaah, Andrian Kraev, and Yannick Leliendal. Hapoel Haifa was with out William Agada, Ariel Mendy, and Cheick Keita.
Sali Fahima opened the scoring within the third minute, adopted by an Alon Turgeman penalty within the forty fifth minute, objectives from Noam Cohen within the 54th minute, and Cheickna Diakite within the 59th minute to place Haim Silvas’s facet forward 0-4. A comeback try by Elyaniv Barda’s squad practically introduced Hapoel Tel Aviv again into the sport by a Sixty fifth-minute penalty from Omri Altman, an Anas Mahamid strike within the 73rd minute, and an 84th-minute header by Chico off a Yonatan Ferber nook kick. When the ultimate whistle blew, Hapoel Haifa held on for a dramatic 4-3 win.
Hapoel Tel Aviv lineup: Ben Sorensen, Marcus Coco, Tal Archel, Fernan Mayembo, Doron Leidner, Lucas Falcao, El-Yam Kancepolsky, Yonatan Ferber, Amit Lemkin, Roy Korine, and Emmanuel Boateng.
Additionally featured for Hapoel Tel Aviv: Shahar Piven, Chico, Itay Shavit, Douglas Owusu, Omri Altman, Yanal Bazadough, and Anas Mahamid.
Hapoel Haifa lineup: Yoav Gerafi, Dor Malul, Ivan Kricak, Dario Zuparic, Noam Cohen, Naor Sabag, Shay Elias, Sali Fahima, Liran Rotman, Cheickna Diakite, and Alon Turgeman.
