On Monday Dec 19th, Maccabi Haifa hosts Bnei Sakhnin at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. In their last match, 1st placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 5-2 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Chery struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 11th minute, then Dean David added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Chery. Maccabi Haifa is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Guy Melamed struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 25th minute, then Danilo Moreno tied it up for Beitar Jerusalem in the 67th minute on a feed from Yarden Shua But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 80th minute on a goal by Danilo Moreno. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Maccabi Haifa was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Sean Goldberg struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 67th minute on a feed from Arad Ofri, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win.
Guy Melamed has been the most prolific scorer on Bnei Sakhnin in the last five matches with three goals. Maccabi Haifa’s top weapon lately has been Omer Atzili, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.