August 3rd features a match where Maccabi Haifa will host Apollon at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. Maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Olympiakos. Tjaronn Chery scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 5th minute, then Frantzdy Pierrot added another in the 61st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Olympiakos couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Maccabi Haifa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while apollon has not played yet this season.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Frantzdy Pierrot has been the most effective weapon for Maccabi Haifa lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.