After three consecutive victories in the preparatory games in Israel, Maccabi Haifa is today (Saturday) holding its first game as part of the training camp when it is hosted by Mechelen in Belgium, with Younes Melda at 11. Debuts in green for French defender Pierre Corno and striker from Haiti Franzi Piero, Dolev Haziza on the bench.
The Israeli champion is also scheduled to meet Westerlo during the camp and will play against Vitesse on Tuesday, when she returns to Israel the next day. Next Saturday, Maccabi Haifa expects the first official game of the 2022/23 season, at home against Hapoel Beer Sheva as part of the Champions League. Four days later, on July 20, it will host Olympiacos in the second round of the Champions League qualifiers.
The Maccabi Haifa team: Josh Cohen, Daniel Sundgren, Bogdan Planich, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Corno, Neta Lavi, Muhammad Abu Fani, Charon Sheri, Omer Atzili, Dean David, Franzdi Piero.
Also partners: Ofri Arad, Uri Dahan, Dolev Haziza, Nikita Rokavitsia, Mahmoud Jaber, Mavis Chibuta, Ali Muhammad, Yinon Eliyahu.
the progress of the game
Minute 7: Planic slammed into the goal after a Abu Fani corner, but Mechelen’s defense went wide for another corner.
12th minute: Sahofs tried his strength from a distance, Josh Cohen was ready in the center of the goal and input.
21 min: Cherry kicked from a distance, the ball went past the crossbar.
26th minute: It was Cherry again with a threat on goal, this time on a spinning ball after a noble delivery, but he again missed the frame.
36th minute: Mechelen’s good attack from the left ended with a wide lift and a shot by Van Hornbike, but the ball was deflected off the line.
40th minute: Cherry sent Piero who burst great and stayed one-on-one in front of the goalkeeper, but kicked out.
Minute 41: Melda got a good opportunity in front of Maccabi Haifa’s goal and kicked out on the left.
45th minute: Piero scored from close range after a delivery from Sherry, but the referee disallowed on the grounds that the Haiti striker was different from Haiti.
Minute 46: Dahan, Arad and Haziza replaced Korno, Goldberg and David with the opening of the second half.
Minute 61: Four more substitutions for Maccabi Haifa. Rokavitsia, Jaber, Chibuta and Muhammad entered at the expense of Noble, Piero, Sheri and Abu Fani.
64 min: Firecracker kicked from a diagonal angle, 20 yards from goal, and his ball went past the crossbar.
68 min: A nice personal operation by Chibuta ended with another kick that missed the frame.
70th minute: Eliyahu, the substitute, put a good ball into the box from the right side, a firecracker kicked from the air and the goalkeeper Kook top.