Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv defeats Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1 tonight at Bloomfield Stadium in the 19th round of the Winner League. Amit Lemkin scored the winning goal in the 97th minute.
Hapoel hosted the league leaders, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, tonight with the goal of maintaining their perfect home record in the league.
The opening was all red. High pressure paid off in the very first minutes, when Loizos Loizou lurked for the opposing goalkeeper, stole the ball smartly, and rolled in a quick 1-0. Hapoel continued to control the first half and reached several promising chances but went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
At the start of the second half, Be'er Sheva managed to equalize following minutes under their control.
But then came the 97th minute. Anas Mahamid sent a high ball that reached Liran Rotman, who controlled it beautifully on the edge of the box and delivered a smart cross. Amit Lemkin arrived from the back and, with a single touch from 16 meters, sent a sharp ball into the corner and in. A massive 2-1 at the end.
Following the dramatic victory, Hapoel solidifies its spot in fifth place with 32 points (after a 2-point deduction) and holds a goal difference of 35:24 (+11).
Played for Hapoel: Assaf Tzur, Marcus Coco, Shahar Piven {Captain} (Yazan Nassar – 46), Chico Alves, Ziv Morgan, Lucas Falcao, Andrian Kraev (Liran Rotman – 82), Stav Toriel (Roei Alkukin – 39), Loizos Loizou, Roy Korine (Amit Lemkin – 59), Daniel Dappa (Anas Mahamid – 59).
Refereed by Aviad Shiloach in front of 17,700 spectators at Bloomfield Stadium.
Hapoel's next match will take place next Monday (Jan 26), when they will be the away side at Bloomfield Stadium for the Tel Aviv Derby. The match will start at 20:30.
Match Events
Minute 4: Blorian passed the ball back to the goalkeeper, who controlled it poorly with his foot and made a huge error; Loizou capitalized on this, stole the ball, and facing an empty net, made no mistake and scored. A quick 1-0 for Hapoel.
Minute 10: Loizou took the ball on the right wing, cut to his left foot, advanced, and unleashed a strong flat shot; Eliasi saved it for a corner.
Minute 25: Andrian Kraev tried to deliver a cross from the right wing; his ball almost went into the net, but Eliasi saved it for a corner.
Minute 26: Toriel took the corner kick and received it back from Piven; Stav shot at the goal without stopping, but Eliasi stopped the ball.
Minute 53: Hapoel concedes, 1-1.
Minute 90+7: A deep pass from Mahamid reached Liran Rotman, who controlled the ball and passed a cross to Amit Lemkin, who scored the winning goal with a one-touch flat kick from 16 meters. 2-1 for Hapoel.
