In a mid week match in week 9, on Mon May 16th, Bnei Sakhnin hosts Maccabi Haifa in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed Bnei Sakhnin, recorded a 0-3 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Patrick Twumasi struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Takang added another in the 66th minute In the end, Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Netanya ran away with the shutout win. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Stipe Perica scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 23rd minute, then Chery tied it up for Maccabi Haifa in the 62nd minute on a feed from Dean David. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Apr 16th, Maccabi Haifa won by a score of 1 to 0. Tjaronn Chery struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 67th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster 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’s most prolific scorer has been Chery. The Dutch midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.