Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv recorded another home victory this afternoon, this time 2-0 over Maccabi Netanya as part of Matchday 21 of the Winner League. Korine and Lemkin scored.
Just five days after the victory in the Tel Aviv derby, Hapoel hosted Maccabi Netanya today at Bloomfield Stadium in front of full stands of the home red crowd, as part of Matchday 21 of the Premier League. The Reds arrived at the match enjoying positive momentum and a streak of four league games without a loss, in which they recorded three victories.
The opening of the match was characterized by a slight advantage for Hapoel, but the first half proceeded mostly without special events and without real opportunities near either goal. The teams went down to the break with a goalless scoreline.
Upon returning for the second half, the professional staff made a substitution, bringing in Omri Altman in place of Roei Alkukin. Hapoel took control of the midfield and reached several scoring situations that were not utilized in the opening minutes.
In the 65th minute, the dam broke. A fine team move that started with Loizos Loizou, continued through Omri Altman, and reached Xande Silva, ended with a shot by the latter at the goal. The visiting goalkeeper managed to parry the ball, but the rebound reached the feet of Roy Korine, who rolled the ball in front of an exposed net to make it 1-0 for Hapoel. This is Roy Korine's fourth league goal this season.
Hapoel continued to control the pace of the game even after taking the lead. In the 88th minute, Amit Lemkin sealed the match result when he scored the second goal and secured the victory.
At the final whistle, Hapoel Tel Aviv records its tenth victory this season in a home game at Bloomfield. Following the three points, the team climbs to third place in the table with 38 points (alongside two points deducted from its balance by the court) and a goal difference of 39:25 (+14).
Played for Hapoel: Assaf Tzur, Marcus Coco, Tal Archel, Chico Alves, Ziv Morgan {Captain} (Amit Lemkin - 58), Lucas Falcao, Andrian Kraev, Roei Alkukin (Omri Altman - 46), Loizos Loizou (Anas Mahamid - 90), Roy Korine (Yazan Nassar - 72), Daniel Dappa (Xande Silva - 58).
Refereed by Nael Odeh in front of 23350 spectators at Bloomfield Stadium.
The next game for Hapoel will take place next Saturday (7/2); the team will travel to Green Stadium in Nof HaGalil where they will meet Ironi Tiberias as part of Matchday 22. The game will begin at 15:00.
Events
Minute 14: Andrian Kraev managed to force his way through the center and kicked from about 20 meters, but was blocked by the visiting defense.
Minute 28: Roy Korine continued to be active as he reached the left wing and cut to the middle, finding Roei Alkukin with the outside of his boot, who sent a strong shot wide.
Minute 50: Omri Altman found Loizos Loizou in the box, who tried to curl it but ran into Kulikov's shoulder, sending the attempt out for a corner.
Minute 56: Loizos Loizou performed successful pressure on Rotem Keller and managed to steal the ball from him, immediately passing to Roy Korine, but the latter was inaccurate and released a curled shot over the goal.
Minute 65: Goal! Hapoel Tel Aviv goes up to 1-0: Xande Silva tried to curl from the left wing towards the goal, Omar Niraon parried poorly, and Roy Korine arrived at the rebound, rolling in the 1-0 for Hapoel in front of an exposed net.
Minute 82: Omri Altman managed to get into the opponent's box, looked for someone to pass to, and finally chose to deceive everyone and shoot, but the opponent's goalkeeper deflected it for a corner.
Minute 88: Goal! Hapoel Tel Aviv went up to 2-0: A long throw-in by Andrian Kraev was cleared as far as Amit Lemkin, who, with great precision, sent a pass-shot into the right corner of the goal, where Niraon could not reach.
