Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 3-0 tonight at Teddy Stadium in Matchday 8 of the Winner League. A brace of assists for Leliendal.
Hapoel recorded a 3-0 away victory over Hapoel Jerusalem tonight at Teddy Stadium in Matchday 8 of the Winner League. Accompanied by an electrifying display of support from over 7,000 Red supporters in the stands, Elyaniv Barda's side continued their fantastic run of form, completed a fourth consecutive league victory, and moved into second place in the table.
The Reds, who arrived in the capital without the suspended Andrian Kraev and the injured Emmanuel Boateng, opened the match on level terms. The early stages were characterized by a tactical and cautious contest with few clear-cut chances at either end, until the 42nd minute when the breakthrough arrived: a wonderful individual move by Douglas Owusu ended with a pass to Daniel Dappa, who unleashed a thunderous strike from the edge of the box straight into the net to give the Reds a 1-0 lead heading into the break.
At the start of the second half, Roei Alkukin came on for Stav Toriel. Hapoel began to press in search of a second goal, and within just 12 minutes wrapped up the contest with two sensational goals: in the 53rd minute, a fantastic team move started by Alkukin flowed through Owusu, Marcus Coco, and Yannick Leliendal, who backheeled brilliantly to Omri Altman to finish first-time into the net, celebrating his third consecutive match with a goal to make it 2-0 to Hapoel.
In the 65th minute, Leliendal completed a brace of assists when he delivered an accurate cross from the left flank, and Alkukin struck first-time into the net to seal a convincing 3-0 lead.
From that point until the final whistle, the Reds maintained complete control and kept a clean sheet. Following the victory, Hapoel raises its tally to 19 points out of a possible 24 after eight rounds, holding an impressive goal difference of 18-5 (+13).
Hapoel Lineup: Assaf Tzur, Marcus Coco (Shahar Piven – 72'), Fernand Mayembo, Chico, Yannick Leliendal (Doron Leidner – 72'), Lucas Falcao (Mor Buskila – 81'), El Yam Kancepolsky, Stav Toriel (Roei Alkukin – 46'), Omri Altman, Douglas Owusu (Roy Korine – 66'), Daniel Dappa.
Referee: Aviv Klein at Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem.
Hapoel's next match will take place this coming Thursday (October 29), facing Maccabi in the Tel Aviv Derby in the Toto Cup Final. The match will be held at Bloomfield Stadium and will kick off at 20:30.
Match Log
26': Marcus Coco fires with his right foot from outside the box; the ball flashes wide of the target.
30': Stav Toriel strikes with his left foot from the center of the box, but the shot is blocked.
38': A right-footed strike by El Yam Kancepolsky from outside the box is saved.
42': Goal! Hapoel Tel Aviv takes a 1-0 lead: An excellent pass from Douglas Owusu finds Daniel Dappa, who drives forward and fires powerfully home from 16 meters.
53': Goal! Hapoel scores its second: A brilliant team move that started with Alkukin continued to Owusu, who fed Coco; Coco slipped it to Leliendal, who backheeled to Omri Altman to fire into the net. 0-2.
56': Douglas Owusu's left-footed effort from the center of the box comes close, but whistles just past the top left corner.
65': Goal! 0-3 to Hapoel: A cross from Leliendal finds Roei Alkukin, who finishes first-time to score Hapoel's third.
