Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-0 this afternoon in Matchday 5 of the Winner League. Debut appearance for Yannick Leliendal in the Red shirt.
Hapoel arrived at a packed Bloomfield Stadium following their first league defeat of the season in the previous round. Hapoel faced Hapoel Petah Tikva in the final match before the international break.
The Red dominance was absolute from the opening whistle. Already in the 10th minute, the pressure paid off when Marcus Coco set up Emmanuel Boateng, who headed home with tremendous power to give Hapoel a 1-0 lead.
Just seven minutes later (17'), Yannick Leliendal, in a successful debut, whipped in an excellent corner kick to Chico, who headed in from inside the box to quickly double the lead to 2-0.
In the 42nd minute, the opponents were reduced to ten men when Karim Kimvuidi received a second yellow card and was sent off.
The second half continued in the same one-sided fashion (20 goal attempts for Hapoel compared to 5 for Petah Tikva, 46 touches in the opponent's penalty area compared to 5, and 0 shots on target for the opponent throughout the entire match).
In the 55th minute, the third goal arrived when a dangerous cross deflected off Or Israelov into his own net for an own goal to make it 3-0. Hapoel continued to attack until the final whistle, kept a clean sheet, and sealed a convincing, clean victory.
Hapoel Lineup: Assaf Tzur, Marcus Coco, Fernand Mayembo, Chico, Yannick Leliendal (Itay Shavit – 78'), Lucas Falcao, El Yam Kancepolsky, Douglas Owusu (Roy Korine – 60'), Omri Altman (Yonatan Ferber – 72'), Roei Alkukin (Daniel Dappa – 60'), Emmanuel Boateng (Mor Buskila – 72').
Referee: Dekel Tzino in front of 20,700 spectators at Bloomfield Stadium.
Hapoel's next match will take place in three weeks (October 10), visiting Miriam Stadium in Netanya to face Kiryat Shmona in Matchday 6 of the Winner League. Kick-off time 19:15.
Match Log
10': Goal! Hapoel Tel Aviv takes a 1-0 lead: A well-worked attack by the Reds ended with an accurate cross from Marcus Coco to Emmanuel Boateng, who headed home with tremendous power.
17': Goal! Hapoel makes it 2-0: An excellent corner kick delivered by Yannick Leliendal from the left flank found Chico in the box, and the defender headed into the net to double the lead.
42': Red card for Hapoel Petah Tikva: Karim Kimvuidi committed a foul, received a second yellow card, and was sent off, leaving the visitors with ten men.
55': Goal! Hapoel goes up 3-0: Heavy pressure from the Reds inside the visitors' penalty area ended with Or Israelov deflecting the ball into his own net for an own goal.
60': Double substitution for Hapoel: Daniel Dappa and Roy Korine came on to replace Roei Alkukin and Douglas Owusu.
72': Another double substitution for Hapoel: Mor Buskila and Yonatan Ferber replaced Emmanuel Boateng and Omri Altman.
78': Itay Shavit came on for his debut, replacing Yannick Leliendal.