Saba scored, Maccabi Haifa won 0:3 over Hapoel BS

Outstanding player Lorenzo Shimich, score: 8
Another wonderful game by the disappointing actor Alon Turgeman, score: 4
was far from sharp

The renewed term of Barak Becher officially opened this evening (Saturday), and on the right foot. The Greens met Hapoel Be’er Sheva in what is known as the “European Game”, and following 0:3 in a convincing efficiency display and an excellent second half, they got the ticket to the semi-finals of the Toto Cup, when they can put a big V on their first official game for the 2024/25 season.

And with all due respect to the victory, the big story surrounding this game comes from the direction of Dia Saba. After a summer that drew very divided opinions among the green audience regarding his inclusion following that post published following the seventh of October by his wife, the attacking player answered on the field.

Saba continued to receive the backing of Barak Becher and the professional team that wanted him, and despite the scathing boos he received, provided the best answer – a ball in the net, in what provoked very divided reactions in Sami Ofer, with some encouraging the player and others continuing their protest once morest him.

Dia Saba. He didn’t hear the scorn (Omari Stein)

On the professional side, Maccabi Haifa was far from impressive in the first half. The guest of Ran Kozhuk, in his first official game on the lines, showed very beautiful things. Despite a summer in which the team hardly added any new players so far, the southerners looked very good, and this despite losing their goalkeeper, Ofir Marciano, who was injured and replaced by 21-year-old Ben Gordin who came from Po’el Ramat Gan. The visitors were more dangerous in the first half, but not purposeful enough, paying for it in the 35th minute. So, who but Dean Dodd, who gave up the opportunity to score when he took the ball out of the scoring position and surely otherwise Marciano’s injury, started the new season exactly as he ended the previous one and scored his first for 2024/25.

In the second half, Maccabi Haifa was already released. Gadi Kinda came off the bench and in the 61st minute scored the second for the Greens at the end of another impressive football move, with the highlight coming 11 minutes later, when Saba scored and determined the outcome of the game. On the professional side, Maccabi Haifa can feel encouraged ahead of the first match in the Conference League qualifiers once morest the Azeri Sabah on Thursday, while on the other hand, Beer Sheva will have to show great improvement ahead of its match in the same frame once morest the Bulgarian Cherno Mora.

Roy Gordana (Omari Stein) Barak Bacher and Maccabi Haifa players (Omari Stein)

second half

• ’90+5

• Foxman blew the final whistle, Maccabi Haifa advances to the semi-finals of the Toto Cup following an impressive 0:3

• ’90

• yellow for lorenzo shimich

• ’78

• Roy Elimelech came in instead of Mahmoud Jaber

• ’75

• Maccabi Haifa started dancing on the field, Piero missed from close range

Dia Saba. How much he needed that goal (Omari Stein) Dia Saba. Answer on the pitch (Omari Stein) Maccabi Haifa players celebrate with Dia Saba (Omari Stein) Pierre Corneau and Mahmoud Jaber congratulate Dia Saba (Omari Stein) Dia Saba celebrates (Omari Stein) Maccabi Haifa players celebrate with Dia Saba (Omari Stein)

• ’72

• Gate! Maccabi Haifa went up to 0:3: Dia Saba! The player, who received loud boos from the crowd, threw himself into the rebound from a kick by Ilai Hajaj, ahead of Piero and scored to the dismay of large sections of the green crowd

• ’69

• Ilai Hajj came in instead of Goni Naor

• ’68

• Or Belorian scored and the Beer Sheva players were already celebrating, but the goal was rightly disallowed on the grounds of a foul on goalkeeper Thomas Soltani

• ’64

• Diener Kinyons replaced Guy Badash in Be’er Sheva

• ’64

• Dean David left, Dia Saba took his place, to the loud boos from the crowd

• ’64

• Lior Rafalov made way for Dolev Haziza at Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa players celebrate with Gadi Kinda (Omari Stein) Maccabi Haifa players celebrate with Gadi Kinda (Omari Stein)

• ’61

• Gate! Maccabi Haifa went up to 0:2: an impressive display of efficiency by Bacher’s team. Rafalov passed to the left to Curno who passed a cross to Piero, the striker missed from close range and the ball was deflected to Kinda, who kicked hard into the net

Guy Mizrahi before Franzi Piero (Omari Stein)

• ’46

• First situation for Be’er Sheva already in the first attack, Stoyanov reached the kick position but the ball went into the hands of Soltani

• ’46

• Substitution at Maccabi Haifa at halftime: Maor Kandil left, Gadi Kinda entered in his place and the greens switched to 4-4-2

first half

• ’45+4

• BS simply played good football. After a double pass with Turgeman, Guy Badash, one of the activists in the first half, delivered a perfect cross to Shai Elias who also reached the ball, but missed in front of an open goal

• ’44

• BS tried to respond. Badash put in a good ball to Yoni Stoyanov who kicked well from a difficult angle, but Sultani caught

• ’40

• almost the second. Gordin punched a lift from the left side to the right, the ball reached Maor Kandil who made a great pass to Rafaelov, but from a completely free position, the captain missed the frame

• ’38

• Yellow to Shi Elias

Maccabi Haifa players celebrate with Dean David (Omari Stein) Mahmoud Jaber congratulates Dean David (Omari Stein) Maccabi Haifa players celebrate with Dean David (Omari Stein) Franzi Piero and Dean David. Hamad duo (Omari Stein) Dean David. Started where he finished (Omari Stein) Dean David Hogge. Who if not him (Omari Stein) Dean David celebrates (Omari Stein)

• ’35

• Gate! Maccabi Haifa went up 0:1: contrary to the course of the game. Pierre Corneau made a great break on the left side of the box and passed back to Mahmoud Jaber who kicked not well enough, but luckily for him, the ball reached Dean David and who if not last season’s top scorer, started this season on the right foot and finished close to the net

Maor Kandil (Omari Stein)

• ’28

• A big mistake by Thomas Soltani brought the ball to the feet of Yoni Stoyanov, who kicked over the goal. Immediately following, Roy Gordana’s kick was blocked by the goalkeeper. Beer Sheva looked better

• ’26

• Guy Mizrachi absorbed yellow

Pierre Cornot (Omari Stein) Ben Gorodin (Omari Stein) Ofir Marciano. Couldn’t Go On (Omari Stein)

• ’21

• Forced substitution in Be’er Sheva: goalkeeper Ofir Marciano strained his muscle and might not continue, young Ben Gordin came in his place

Roi Gordana runs away from Mahmoud Jaber (Omari Stein)

• ’15

• Roy Gordana received the first yellow of the game following a foul on Goni Naor, who was injured and received treatment

• ’10

• A wonderful situation for Hapoel Beer Sheva as well. Guy Badash made a great break down the right and crossed, Thomas Soltani prevented a Daniel Sondgren own goal with a close range save

Lior Rafalov (Omari Stein)

• ‘8

• The first situation was Maccabi Haifa’s, Lior Rafalov drew a foul regarding 20 meters from the goal, took the free ball and turned perfectly, but was stopped by the crossbar

• ‘1

• David Foxman started the game

Dia Saba in the warm-up (Omari Stein) Franzi Piero (Omari Stein) Gadi Kinda (Omari Stein) Eitan Tibi (Omari Stein) Even before the game, Maccabi Haifa held a moving ceremony for the fans of the team kidnapped in Gaza (Omari Stein) the families of the kidnapped in Sami Ofer. Beyond football (Omari Stein) Barak Bacher (Omari Stein) Ran Kozhuk (Omari Stein) Hapoel Beer Sheva fans (Omari Stein) Maccabi Haifa players (Omari Stein)