MACCABEE TEL-AVIV - Maccabee Haifa 2:1 (2:1). [26/09/1998, from Week 04] ----------------------------------------------- Hosts: David Revivo (10), Andrzej Kubica (19 pen). | Rafi Cohen 6; A. Offir 6, GADI BRUMER 6.5, Rothem 6, Ben-Dayan 6; A. Brumer | 6, Tsarfati 6.5 (Ross, 80), D. Revivo 6 (O. Levi, 90), Nimni 6, Glam 6 (O. | Haim, 61 - 5.5); Kubica 6.5. ******** Guests: Alon Mizrahi (23). | Davidovich 6; A. Harazi 5.5, Almandez 5.5, Benado 6, Elkayam 5 (Zhano, 59 - | 5.5), A. Keisi 5.5; Koppel 5.5, Nagar 5.5 (Katan, 74), Benayoun 5 (Vilner, | 88), Romatko 6; A. Mizrahi 6. ******** REFEREE: Meir Levi (7). AUDIENCE: 17,000, National Stadium, Ramat-Gan. ********
A flying header of David Revivo, the younger brother of Haim Revivo, and a cool shot of Andrzej Kubica from the penalty spot after he himself earned a dubious penalty, gave Maccabee Tel-Aviv its first victory this year. Alon Mizrahi reduced the score with a fantastic shot to the bar and in from 15 meters, opening this way his personal scoring list this season, but it wasn't enough. Both teams seem to be in enough troubles, and it's incredible that Maccabee Haifa managed to achieve such a good result in Paris.
Hapoel Tsafririm Holon - HAPOEL HAIFA 0:2 (0:1). -------------------------------------------------- Hosts: -. | Zhidkov 5; Fleeter 5, Fur 5.5, Sokher 5, B. Hadad 5; Shlomi Dahan 5, | Ben-Barukh 4.5 (D. Kabeda, 46 - 4.5), Zaric 5, Flash 5; Nissim 4.5 | (Buzaglo, 79), Siasiah 5. ******** Guests: Goran Milenko (43), Ran Ben-Shimon (58). | Awwat 5.5; Talker 5.5, Ben-Shimon 6, A. Halfon 5.5, Grayib 6; OREN ZEITUNI | 7, Ulyanov 6, Rosso 7 (Ami Azulai, 84), Milenko 5.5; Basis 5 (Ilan Tal, | 61), Holtzman 5 (Aziz, 79). ******** REFEREE: Arik Haimovich (8). AUDIENCE: 3,000, Ironi Stadium, Holon. ********
Hapoel Tsafririm Holon indeed tried, but it couldn't play equally vs Hapoel Haifa even at home. The Azerian National keeper Alexander Zhidkov indeed saved several great opportunities of the guests, but was beaten by a close-ranger of Goran Milenko and another good free kick of Ran Ben-Shimon.
Maccabee Yaffa - HAPOEL PETAKH-TIKWA 0:3 (0:3). ------------------------------------------------- Hosts: -. | Zoidze 5; G. Nakhman 5.5 (Djilovski, 29 - 4), Mahamid 5, Rabinovich 4, | Rozolio 5; G. Hershlikovich 5, M. Sason 5, Elmakeis 4.5, Stolper 4 (Rishti, | 80), A. Zohar 4.5; Offri injured (U. Ohayon, 20 - 4). ******** Guests: Ilan Boaron (38), Moti Kakun (40, 44 pen). | Hess 5.5; Maya 5, Kolosevic 5.5, Kozoshvili 6, I. Boaron 6.5; Stan 6, Badir | 5 (Shamir, 70), GABOR MARTON 7 (Abrabanel, 65), Attar 6, Hassan 6 | (Angelkovic, 78); Kakun 7. ******** REFEREE: Sabi Elnekawe (7). AUDIENCE: 1,200, Gaon Stadium, Jaffa. ********
Maccabee Yaffa still searches for the first points this season, and yesterday the team was broken during 6 minutes before to the break. Ilan Boaron headed the ball in after a free kick of Gabor Marton (38), Moti Kakun deflected in the ball of Ilie Stan (40), and in another 4 minutes, Kakun converted a penalty which was earned again by Gabor Marton. Marton himself spoiled an impression when he refused to shake the hand of his substitute Eli Abrabanel and left the stadium in anger for his early substitution.
Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa - Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv 1:1 (0:1). --------------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Tsakhi Shemariyahu (69). | O. Cohen 5; I. Amar 5.5, Magamedov 5.5, S. Tsofin 5, Partieli 5 (Bialla, | 84); Malihi 5 (E. Levi, 59 - 5.5), Idan Tal 6, Lusek 6 (Shabo, 77), G. | Itzhak 5, Shemariyahu 6.5; Bransi 5. ******** Guests: Avi Fletcher (21). | SHAUL SMADJA 6.5; Y. Alpiya 6, Fletcher 6, Ballas 6, Siton 5.5, Y. Avihail | 5.5; Liberman 6, Barkolin 6.5 (R. Asraf, 70), Y. Gordana 5.5 (S. Abuksis, | 77), Madar 6; Refua 5.5 (Y. Abuksis, 82). ******** REFEREE: Yaacov Ben-Hemo (8). AUDIENCE: 2,500, Ironi Stadium, Petakh-Tikwa. ********
Surprisingly stopped by Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa didn't show anything from its sparkling performances during the last weeks. Tsakhi Shemariyahu managed to equalize the score with a header after a corner and saved the hosts from a sensational loss at home, after Avi Fletcher gave the guests a lead with a superb free kick. The hosts were indeed more active, but a good skill of Shaul Smadja gave Bnei-Yehuda a well-deserved point.
HAPOEL TEL-AVIV - Beitar Jerusalem 1:0 (1:0). [17/10/1998] ----------------------------------------------- Hosts: Sebastian Simerotic (3 pen). | SHAVIT ELIMELEKH 7; F. Halfon 6.5 (R. Nakhman, 77), Gershon 7, Israel Cohen | 6 (RED, 57), S. Cohen 7, Ben-Ami 6; Rupenik 7, Tezetski 6 (RED, 80), Tikwa | 7; Simerotic 5.5 (M. Ohayon, 59 - 5), Tubi 6 (Avi Azulai, 80). ******** Guests: -. | Korenfein 6; Bakhar 5.5 (S. Levi, 59 - 5.5), Shelakh 5, Domb 6, R. Deri 5 | (Reichman, 80); Abuksis 4, Talesnikov 4, Salloi 6, T. Sandor 5.5; Hamar 5, | O. Shitrit 5.5. ******** REFEREE: Amit Klein (2). AUDIENCE: 17,000, Bloomfield Stadium, Yaffa. ********
In an awful refereeing performance of Amit Klein, Hapoel Tel-Aviv managed to beat Beitar Jerusalem from an early penalty of Sebastian Simerotic, given for a foul of Istvan Salloi on Shalom Tikwa OUTSIDE the box. Beitar tried to equalize throughout the whole game, but saw the keeper Shavit Elimelekh in his great day. Klein didn't give Hapoel a clear penalty kick (52), sent off Israel Cohen with a redundant 2nd yellow card (57), and on the other hand, didn't send off Davor Rupenik from Hapoel and Yossi Abuksis from Beitar for their dirty-dirty fouls.
HAPOEL JERUSALEM - Maccabee Tel-Aviv 3:2 (1:1). ------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Shlomi Danino (14, 86), Victor Pacha (88). | Strauber 6; S. Amar 6, S. Mihei 5.5, Hermon 5.5, A. Sason 6; E. Avrahami 6, | Shnorman 6 (Gola, 64), SHLOMI DANINO 7, Costelnik injured (Gili Levi, 23 - | 6.5), Y. Asayag 5.5 (Setti, 54 - 6); Pacha 6.5. ******** Guests: Avi Nimni (12), Andrzej Kubica (66 pen). | Rafi Cohen 4; A. Offir 5, G. Brumer 4, Rothem 4, Ben-Dayan 4.5; A. Brumer | 5, Tsarfati 4.5 (O. Haim, 64), D. Revivo 5, Nimni 5, Glam 5; Kubica 6. ******** REFEREE: Haim Lipkovich (5). AUDIENCE: 2,500, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem. ********
An incredible loser of a team, Maccabee Tel-Aviv managed to give the game to Hapoel Jerusalem during the last 5 minutes. The guests opened the score after a goal pass of Kubica and a good shot of Avi Nimni, but conceded the equalizer 2 minutes afterwards, a great mistake of Rafi Cohen and the flying header rebound of Shlomi Danino. 21 minutes after the break, a sparkling Kubica converted a dubious penalty into the 2nd advantage of Maccabee. 4 minutes from time, however, there came a beautiful answer - Victor Pacha put a clever arched ball to the head of Shlomi Danino, and the latter threw himself forward into a magnificent flying header from the penalty spot; with all the due respect to such an effort, without Rafi Cohen's help it wouldn't be a goal. In another 2 minutes, the story was over, as Salman Amar performed a corner kick, and Victor Pacha headed a cannon ball home from 7 meters.
MACCABEE HERZLIYA - Hapoel Beit-Shean 3:1 (1:0). -------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Lior Asulin (40, 81), Vladimir Niederhaus (82). | Gilardi 6; S. Asraf 5, Y. Koretski 6, Barmecher 6.5, Entebbi 6; Gat 6, | Ivanov 6, Zanetti 5.5, Simhon 5.5 (Niederhaus, 81), LIOR ASULIN 7 (Arbel, | 86); Dantziger 5 (Aleco Cohen, 62). ******** Guests: Sergen Culakovic (89). | M. Cohen 5; A. Danan 5, Taib 5, Elkaslassi 5, Ganon 5; Hader 4.5 (M. | Ben-Hemo, 76), Pancheladze 4.5, S. Danan 5, Vincent 4.5; Roi Sagi 4 (Y. | Biton, 59 - 4), Culakovic 4.5. ******** REFEREE: Shmuel Steiff (9). AUDIENCE: 500, Ironi Stadium, Herzliya. ********
Herzliya wasn't much better than Beit-Shean, and would've been content even with a little 1:0 from the legs of the young and talented Lior Asulin. The Russian interference close to the end, however, made the score bigger and more positive for Herzliya - first, it was an incredible goal pass of Vassili Ivanov to the same Asulin, and then the substitute Vladimir Niederhaus needed only 50 seconds on the pitch to pass a defender and to mislead Meir Cohen. Sergen Culakovic still managed to reduce the score with a beautiful header, but it didn't make the hard situation of Beit-Shean any easier.
MACCABEE HAIFA - Hapoel Kefar-Saba 4:1 (0:1). [17/10/1998]
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Hosts: Alon Harazi (50), Yossi Benayoun (64), Yaniv Katan (75),
Alon Mizrahi (85).
| Davidovich 6; Zhano 5.5 (Nagar, 46 - 6.5), Belianchuk 6, A. Harazi 6.5,
| Benado 6, A. Keisi 6.5; Koppel 5.5 (Calman, 80), Romatko 7, Benayoun 6;
| YANIV KATAN 7 (Vilner, 88), A. Mizrahi 6.
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Guests: Adrian Ungur (33).
| Strauss 5; Shem-Tov 4.5, Catalyn 4.5 (Yonai, 88), Kahila 5.5, Shum 5.5;
| Ben-Haim 4.5, Niv Tal 5 (Avvargeal, 59 - 4), Masterovic 5, I. Koren 5;
| Anchavadze 4, Ungur 4.5 (A. Sandor, 64).
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REFEREE: Lior Korenfeld (6).
AUDIENCE: 6,000, Kiryat-Eliezer Stadium, Haifa.
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Maccabee Haifa, despite its extremely impressive victory over PSG in ECWC, wasn't in the game during the whole 1st half - the attacks were senseless, and the penetratable defence conceded a goal from the excellent Romanian forward Adrian Ungur. However, during the 2nd half Haifa returned to be its great self and scored 4 times. Most of all, we should mention the great game of the youngsters Yossi Benayoun and Yaniv Katan, as well as the experienced Alon Mizrahi and Radovan Romatko.
Hapoel Rishon le-Zion - Maccabee Ironi Ashdod 0:0. ---------------------------------------------------- Hosts: -. | Y. Mizrahi 5.5; G. Deri 5, YEHUDA AMAR 6, Sebeg 5.5, Albert 5; T. Eliyahu | 5.5, Pitusi 6, E. Cohen 5 (R. Ohana, 58 - 5), Kabudi 5, Capeta 5.5; Rafi | Cohen 5. ******** Guests: -. | Devadze 5.5; Hazut 5, Masouli 5, Y. Malka 5.5 (RED, 60), Tobol 5; | Almoshnino 5, Balog 5 (Dego, 80), S. Ben-Hemo 5, Naveda 6, Galili 5 | (Zrihen, 58 - 5) (Martsiano, 90); Turgeman 6. ******** REFEREE: Haim Yaacov (8). AUDIENCE: 2,500, Superland Stadium, Rishon le-Zion. ********
A very dull game between the two teams that hardly tried to show anything. A couple of chances were indeed created, but they were definitely not enough to beat the keepers like Akakiy Devadze and Yaniv Mizrahi.
THE WEEK'S TEAM:
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Shaul Smadja
(Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv)
Salman Amar Avi Fletcher Alex Barmecher Ilan Boaron
(Hapoel Jerusalem) (Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv) (Maccabee Herzliya) (Hapoel P.-T.)
Giovanni Rosso Gabor Marton Oren Zeituni Shlomi Danino
(Hapoel Haifa) (Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa) (Hapoel Haifa) (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Moti Kakun Lior Asulin
(Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa) (Maccabee Herzliya)
Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa - 3.
Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem,
Maccabee Herzliya, Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv - 2.
PLACE TEAM G W T L Goals Points
1 (1) Hapoel Haifa 05 4 1 0 8- 0 13
2 (4) Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa 05 4 0 1 10- 3 12
3 (2) Beitar Jerusalem 05 3 1 1 11- 7 10
4 (3) Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa 05 3 1 1 15- 6 10
5 (7) Hapoel Jerusalem 05 3 0 2 11- 7 9
6 (8) Maccabee Herzliya 05 3 0 2 7- 6 9
7 (9) Hapoel Tel-Aviv 05 3 0 2 3- 3 9
8 (10) Maccabee Haifa 05 2 1 2 11- 7 7
9 (5) Hapoel Tsafririm Holon 05 2 1 2 8- 5 7
10 (6) Hapoel Kefar-Saba 05 2 1 2 9-10 7
11 (11) Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv 05 1 2 2 8- 7 5
12 (12) Maccabee Ironi Ashdod 05 1 2 2 8-11 5
13 (13) Hapoel Rishon le-Zion 05 1 2 2 7-13 5
14 (14) Maccabee Tel-Aviv 05 1 1 3 9-13 4
15 (15) Hapoel Beit-Shean 05 0 1 4 2-14 1
16 (16) Maccabee Yaffa 05 0 0 5 1-16 0
IN BRACKETS - the places of the teams after the last week.
BEST PLAYER: Shlomi Danino, defender, Hapoel Jerusalem.
TOP SCORERS: Moti Kakun (Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa) 6(1) 2(1)
Amir Turgeman (Maccabee Ironi Ashdod) 6(3)
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Rajid Bransi (Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa) 5(2)
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Adrian Ungur (Hapoel Kefar-Saba) 4(0) 1(0)
Offer Shitrit (Beitar Jerusalem) 4(0)
Andrzej Kubica (Maccabee Tel-Aviv) 4(3) 2(2)
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Shlomi Danino (Hapoel Jerusalem) 3(0) 2(0)
Lior Asulin (Maccabee Herzliya) 3(0) 2(0)
Victor Pacha (Hapoel Jerusalem) 3(0) 1(0)
Yossi Madar (Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv) 3(0)
Udi Kabudi (Hapoel Rishon le-Zion) 3(0)
Guy Itzhak (Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa) 3(0)
NOTE - the penalties scored are put in brackets. The last
column means the number of goals scored this week.
THE NEXT ROUND (24/10/1998):
| Hosts | Guests |
| Hapoel Haifa (1) | Maccabee Herzliya (6) |
| Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv (11) | Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa (2) |
| Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa (3) | Hapoel Rishon le-Zion (13) |
| Beitar Jerusalem (4) | Hapoel Tsafririm Holon (9) |
| Hapoel Kefar-Saba (10) | Hapoel Jerusalem (5) |
| Maccabee Ironi Ashdod (12) | Maccabee Haifa (8) |
| Maccabee Tel-Aviv (14) | Hapoel Tel-Aviv (7) |
| Hapoel Beit-Shean (15) | Maccabee Yaffa (16) |
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