In this week 3 match on Sep 3rd, Hapoel Be’er Sheva plays host to Maccabi Haifa in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Beitar Jerusalem. Shapi Suleymanov struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 21st minute, then Rotem Hatuel added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Shapi Suleymanov In the end, Beitar Jerusalem couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Be’er Sheva ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Bnei Sakhnin. Sean Goldberg scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 67th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bnei Sakhnin was frustrated by Maccabi Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Haifa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 wins each.
Maccabi Haifa’s most prolific scorer has been Omer Atzili. The Israeli attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s most prolific scorer has been Ramzi Safuri. The Israeli midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.