Pre Match

Aiming to cancel the four-point-deficit from the leaders, Maccabi arrived at Bloomfield stadium knowing that a victory in the top of the table clash against Maccabi Haifa could narrow the gap to a single point.

Maccabi’s coach Patrick van Leeuwen, made two changes from the side that was held to a 1-1 draw at Be’ersheva last week as Eytan Tibi returned to the heart of defense after completing his one-match touchline ban. Tibi partnered Louis Hernandez while Sheran Yeini dropped to the bench as Andre Geraldes and Enric Saborit completed the back-four on the right and left respectively.

Eyal Golasa who marked his recovery from a long term injury with a substitute appearance against Be’ersheva, returned to the midfield and joined Dan Glazer and Dor Peretz wearing the captain’s armband. Upfront, van Leeuwen kept the same trio with Yonatan Cohen, scorer of the goal at Be’ersheva and Eduardo Guerrero who scored Maccabi’s equalizer at Haifa  – were named as the two wingers. Aleksandar Pesic who scored the injury time winning penalty when both teams last met at Bloomfield – led the three-prong attack in-front of what could be a full stadium for the first time in over a year.

First Half

The electric atmosphere in the stands saw Maccabi start the match on the front foot as the flares lit-up in the away end must have helped as well. Five minutes from the start a Yonatan Cohen corner caused Haifa’s defense all sorts of problems as at the end of the goalmouth scramble the ball was judged to have crossed the line. The goal which seemed to have struck Haifa’s Neta Lavie was ultimately given to Eytan Tibi and was approved amid the inspection of VAR. The refereeing team were given plenty of time to inspect the incident as flares and smokes grenades hurled onto the pitch from behind Haifa’s goal covered the entire pitch causing a 10 minute delay.

When the smoke finally cleared Maccabi’s spirits were lifted  as two minutes after play resumed Maccabi doubled the lead in spectacular fashion. Enric Saborit won the ball and released Aleksandar Pesic who shrugged off Bogdan Planic’s chalange before firing a shot past Josh Cohen to make it 2-0.

Eduardo Guerrero came close on 21 as he flashed a right foot shot across the face of Haifa’s goal before the ball crept wide of the post. But, Haifa clawed their way back in the game on 35 as an Omer Atzili free kick was headed by Planic allowing Godsway Donyoh to guide his header at the far post past Daniel Tenenbaum to cut the deficit.

Four minutes later, the visitors were back on level terms as Atzili won the ball inside Maccabi’s penalty area and found Tjaronn Cherry who blasted his shot into the roof of the net to level the score at 2-2.

Van Leeuwen was forced to make his first change in the 42nd minute as Saborit limped off and was replaced by Ofir Davidzada. The eventful first half received 12 minutes of added time during which Dolev Haziza rattled Tenenbaum’s crossbar with a right foot shot from the corner of the area.

Second Half

Sheran Yeini replaced Eyal Golasa just before the restart as Van Leeuwen was forced to make another change as the midfielder picked an injury earlier on. In the 53^rd minute Tenenbaum was forced to charge out of his goal and block Donyoh who was sent clear through.

Maccabi continued creating chances as right on the hour mark Guerrero fed Pesic who span past Planic before curling a right foot shot that Cohen pushed out for a corner.   Van Leeuwen made his third change on 72 as he introduced Tal Ben Chaim for Yonatan Cohen giving the veteran winger 18 minutes to try change things around.

Louis Hermandez headed a Ben Chaim corner goal-bound on 76 but Haifa’s keeper had the composure to collect with ease. Van Leeuwen’s counterpart Barak Bachar who knew that a draw would serve his teams’ purpose, switched to a five-man defense in a bid to choke the game. Nikita Rukavytsya who was introduced as a substitute teed-up Sun Menachem on the edge of Maccabi’s penalty area forcing Tenenbaum to stretch himself and push the dangerous left foot drive out for a corner on 86.

Despite five minutes of added time Haifa managed to squander all of Maccabi’s attempts to snatch a late winner as the final whistle left one team celebrating the point. While the league title appears heading away from Maccabi’s grasp as Bloomfield stadium swiftly emptied, both teams and their two sets of fans would congregate once again on Wednesday this time for the Semi Final of the State Cup.

 

Maccabi’s fascinating season is reaching its’ climax and now is your time to push the team in the deciding moments.

Ahead of Maccabi’s two final home matches that will end the 2020/21 season, the club is issuing a ticket bundle for the matches against Maccabi Haifa (9.5) and Ironi Kiryat Shmona (25.5).

How will the sale take place?

All of the 2019/20 season ticket holders will receive preference in purchasing the ticket bundle. Season ticket holders could purchase the ticket bundle on the seat they had during the 2019/20 season, as the seat will be reserved from Thursday April 29^th at 20:00 until Monday May 3^rd at 18:00.

On Wednesday, May 5^th at 12:00 the sale will open for the general public (Strictly limited for fans with a history of ticket purchases at Maccabi Tel Aviv matches).

As part of the benefits, FOEVER+ club members could exploit their ‘free ticket bonus’ as they will receive an NIS 50 discount in purchasing the bundle (The discount will be given automatically upon the purchase of the bundle).

To purchase a bundle please click here

 

* Have you encountered any problems in purchasing the bundle? Please send a WhatsApp message to: 050-3002526, add your name, season ticket number and an ID number as well as the problem you encountered. Please note there will be no phone or service center for the purchase process.

Purchased a bundle? You must register with Preciate in order to enjoy a fast track que and enter the stadium quickly. Click here to register (Registering is via mobile phones only).

Bundle prices:

Gate 11:

General Public: NIS 220

Gates 7 / 8 / 2 / 13:

General Public: NIS 250

Silver East stand:

General Public: NIS 260

Silver West stand:

General Public: NIS 280

Gold:

General Public: NIS 1,000

To purchase a bundle please click here

Attention: According to the Health Ministry guidelines only a fan who obtains a valid Green Pass / Vaccination certificate / Recovered Coronavirus patient pass, is eligible to purchase a ticket. The ticket is personal and none transferable! A fan without a Green Pass who will purchase a ticket, will not be allowed in and his money will not be returned.

According to the new regulations, fans who were not vaccinated will be requested, upon entry to the stadium, to present negative PCR tests that was conducted up-to 48 hours before the match. Any other results will not be accepted.

Attention: Entrance to the stadium will only be allowed after showing a valid form of identification (ID Card / Driving License / Passport) a Green Pass and a Ticket for the match either on self-print or on your mobile phone. The ticket is personal and by no means transferable.  

Maccabi presents: The fast track to the stand!

In order to simplify and speed-up your entrance to the stadium you will find special designated entrances to Bloomfield for fans who register for the services of ‘Preciate’. Registration for the service is free of charge. Whoever registered previously doesn’t require an additional registration.

We checked how long it takes a fan in the regular que to enter the stadium and how long it takes a fan who registered to the fast track service to enter the stadium.

Watch:  

How to join?

Enter the attached link via your mobile phone only and submit your phone number.

Attach a photo of your ID card / Driving License / Passport.

Attach a copy of your Green Badge containing a QR code (to obtain a Green Badge click here).

Take a selfie

You are done. Now all you have to do is wait to receive a text message confirming your registration.

Attention: The documents you attach will be deleted immediately after your user is confirmed and are not stored in any database  

Pre Match

Nine days after suffering his first league defeat away to Kiryat Shmona, Maccabi’s coach Patrick van Leeuwen arrived with his side to Be’ersheva aiming to close the five-point-gap from the top of the table.

Tonight’s opponent managed to hold Maccabi Haifa to a 1-1 draw at Turner stadium as Roni Levy and his charges will try once again to influence the title race

With Eytan Tibi serving his one-match-touchline ban due to his dismissal at Kiryat Shmona, Van Leeuwen welcomed Sheran Yeini back into the heart of defense as Luis Hernandez’s defensive partner. Andre Geraldes who made a second half substitute appearance last week and Enric Saborit who was rested at that game, both returned to their regular roles on the right and left respectively. Dan Glazer and Dor Peretz both kept their place and were joined by Eden Kartzev to complete the midfield engine room.

Yonatan Cohen, who gradually returned to the side after recovering from a long term injury, made his first start since January 23rd. Eduardo Guerrero on the opposite wing to Cohen and Aleksandar Pesic as the striker who leads the attack completed Maccabi’s line-up. Eyal Golasa returned to the squad after an injury that side-lined him for a month as he was named on the substitutes bench waiting for his chance to make an impact. Matan Baltaxa, Nick Blackman, Etey Shechter, Tal Ben Chaim, Ofir Davidzada, Eylon Almog and Shahar Piven were the other substitutes.

First Half

The hosts took the initiative in the early stages as a Josue corner in the fourth minute was headed across the face of Daniel Tenenbaum’s goal by Mariano Barriero but eluded Maccabi’s defenders and Beersheva’s forwards.

In the 18th minute Hatem Elhamid was the first player to be booked by Orel Grinfeeld for a tackle on Eduardo Guerrero after the Panamanian broke free down the right flank. Yonatan Cohen whipped in the resulting free-kick but the ball was cleared by the home side’s defense. Two minutes later, Ohad Levita was forced to push-out a Guerrerro corner, before repeating the feat to deny Cohen’s corner as well.

In the 23rd minute however, VAR was forced to intervene after Sheran Yeini was elbowed in the face by Barriero as Grinfeeld awarded Maccabi a penalty. Cohen stepped-up and successfully converted the spot-kick past Levita to open the score with his 10th league goal of the season.

Tempers were running high after the halftime whistle as both sets of players were involved in a tussle on the way to the dressing rooms which resulted with Tal Ben Chaim booked before the restart.

Second Half

Aleksandar Pesic came close on 49 as his header following a Cohen corner caused Be’ersheva’s defense all sorts of problems, but the ball was cleared from the goal-mouth.

Daniel Tenenbaum was forced to make his first serious save on 52 as he punched-out Elton Acolatse’s powerful drive from outside the area. Dan Glazer who was booked earlier in the first half, was replaced by Shahar Piven in the 57th minute. But four minutes later, Turner stadium erupted as Marwan Kabha blasted an unstoppable shot that gave Tenenbaum no chance to level the score at 1-1.

Van Leeuwen made a double change in the 65th minute as Eyal Golasa and Etey Shechter replaced Eden Kartzev and Pesic. Nick Blackman and Eylon Almog were introduced for Guerrero and Cohen on 81 as Van Leeuwen introduced the duo for the final nine minutes.

The substitution almost paid off as Blackman came close inside injury time with a right-foot-shot. But Levita pulled a stunning save to push the ball onto the post as it was clear that it was not going to be Maccabi’s night.