The Reds took on the Carmel side in a training friendly: Altman, Mahamid, and Chico found the net
This morning (Friday), Hapoel played a friendly match against Hapoel Haifa at the Bat Yam Stadium.
Missing from the squad were our international call-ups: Tzur, Kraev, Leliendal, Benyamini, Alkokin, Bouskila, and Dapaah. Stav Turiel was sidelined due to an injury and is set to return to training early next week.
Early next week, the squad will continue preparations ahead of the league's return fixture against Kiryat Shmona.
Starting XI: Ben Sorensen, Marcus Coco, Tal Archel, Fernan Mayembo, Doron Leidner, Lucas Falcao, El Yam Kancepolsky, Yonatan Ferber, Amit Lemkin, Roy Korine, and Emmanuel Boateng.
Match Timeline
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3' - Hapoel Haifa make it 1-0.
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7' - A low cross from Leidner finds Ferber, whose close-range effort flies wide.
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23' - Roy Korine cuts in from the right into the box and fires a low shot just past Gerafi's post.
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25' - Water break.
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35' - Boateng receives the ball inside the box; his shot is blocked behind for a corner.
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38' - Mayembo unleashes a powerful drive from 20 meters, Gerafi tips it out for a corner.
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43' - Scramble inside Hapoel's box ends with a close-range attempt, Sorensen denies it with a sharp save.
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45' - Hapoel Haifa convert from the penalty spot to go 2-0 up.
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Half-Time: Hapoel trail 2-0 at the break.
Second Half XI: Sorensen, Piven, Mayembo, Chico, Leidner, Falcão, Shavit, Owusu, Korine, Lemkin, Altman.-
48' - Korine is fouled right at the edge of the area; Owusu sends the free kick toward the center of the net, handled by Gerafi.
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50' - Itay Shavit shoots from outside the box, over the crossbar.
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53' - Hapoel Haifa corner met by a header towards goal; Leidner makes a crucial goal-line clearance.
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54' - Hapoel Haifa extend the lead to 3-0.
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56' - Piven cuts it back to Owusu, whose drive from the edge of the box flashes just wide of the left post.
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56' - Substitutions for Hapoel: Off: Ben Sorensen, Fernan Mayembo, Lucas Falcao, Roy Korine. On: Yanal Bazaadug, Tal Archel, Yonatan Ferber, Anas Mahamid.
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57' - Hapoel Haifa make it 4-0.
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63' - Chaos in the Hapoel Haifa box following a Ferber corner; Chico shoots into the side netting.
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65' - Anas Mahamid is brought down in the box by the opposing keeper. Altman steps up to the spot and makes it 4-1.
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67' - Substitutions for Hapoel: Leidner and Lemkin make way for youth academy players Tziprut and Moskovitz.
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68' - Mahamid delivers a brilliant cross to Altman, whose first-time strike from inside the box goes wide.
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69' - Water break.
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72' - Mahamid drives into the area and is fouled - another penalty for Hapoel
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73' - Mahamid takes the penalty; the keeper parries it right back into his path, and Anas tucks in the rebound. 4-2
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79' - Crisp passing inside the opposition box ends with the ball deflected onto the post; a Haifa defender clears for a corner.
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84' - Ferber swings in a corner, Chico rises high and powers a header home! 4-3
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89' - Owusu's free kick deflects off the wall to Shahar Piven, whose strike rattles against the post
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92' - Mahamid breaks into the box and pulls the trigger; the keeper tips it behind for a corner.
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Full-Time: Hapoel fall 4-3 in Bat Yam.
