Week 7 features a match on Saturday May 7th, where Maccabi Haifa will travel to Beer Sheva to battle Hapoel Be’er Sheva in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva recorded a 0-3 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Patrick Twumasi scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 52nd minute, then Patrick Twumasi added another in the 84th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Be’er Sheva couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Netanya took the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Omer Atzili scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 26th minute, then Dolev Haziza added another in the 84th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Maccabi Haifa is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on Apr 4th, Maccabi Haifa won by a score of 2 to 0. Mohammad Abu Fani struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 61st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Be’er Sheva 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 five matches. Mariano Bareiro and Rotem Hatuel are the top scorers for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.