Reuven Atar scored from the spot (66) and Eran Zahavi doubled Maccabi Tel Aviv's advantage in his maiden appearance (90) to move the club into the last 16 of the National Cup
The start of the match saw both clubs operating primarily in midfield, leaving the goalkeepers at either end with little to do. Not until halfway through the first half did Netanya defender Serjh Lupo see his shot on goal gathered comfortably by Tel Aviv keeper Barak Levi. The more than 5,000 MTA fans seated in the brand new Netanya terraces waited anxiously to see their club respond in kind, but the Netanya defence succeeded in keeping Tel Aviv strikers Reuven Atar and Rade Pricca in check. At the end of a first half offering little in the way of excitement both clubs left the pitch locked in a 0-0 draw.
Only as the second half progressed did Maccabi Tel Aviv begin to take hold of the tie and start to attack the goal of Netanya keeper Luigi Chenamo. Maccabi Tel Aviv head coach Oscar Garcia sent on the recently acquired Eran Zahavi for his maiden appearance in an MTA jersey and just minutes later the midfielder was almost on the scoreboard with a slick manoeuvre. The breakthrough came in the 66th minute when striker Rade Pricca was brought down in the area and Eliran Atar successfully converted the penalty kick awarded. Tel Aviv held on to their advantage until the dying moments of the match when Eran Zahavi was delivered a ball inside the 16 yard box which he fired high into the Netanya net to make the score 0-2 at the final whistle.
