On Wed Dec 22nd, in week 14, Maccabi Tel Aviv plays host to Bnei Sakhnin in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Maccabi Tel Aviv recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hapoel Hadera. Stipe Perica struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 34th minute, then Tal Ben Haim added another in the 60th minute In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their performance, while bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Beram Kayal struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 35th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t manage to score, and Bnei Sakhnin took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bnei Sakhnin should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin last played eachother at the Doha Stadium on the 29th of August. Bnei Sakhnin was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Saborit Teixidor struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 7th minute on a penalty kick, then Abdallah Jaber tied it up for Bnei Sakhnin in the 27th minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback in the 74th minute on a goal by Raz Stein to cap off a wild match.
Guy Melamed has been the most prolific scorer on Bnei Sakhnin in the last five matches with 3 goals. Maccabi Tel Aviv is glad to have Tal Ben Haim in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.