When Maccabi Haifa remembers the championship of the 2021/22 season – if it does not kick a bucket and does win it – it will surely be a moment that will come up. The 66th minute of the home game against Bnei Sakhnin in the top playoff, frustrating minutes that included quite a few misses and then the chip of Charon Sherry. The champion’s Dutch-Surinamese tonight provided another magic moment that made a difference for his team – this time on the way to a 0-1 victory that increased the gap at the top at least temporarily to 10 points.
The trend was clear from the opening whistle: all lanes led to Sakhnin Square. Maccabi Haifa was energetic and energetic, pressed high, pulled out balls, moved a ball quickly – but seemed completely lacking in concentration in the area of Gad Amos the guest in the first half. The misses multiplied in the second half and some of them were big – but it was after one like that that Cherry took control of the rebound and did what he did.
Maccabi Haifa will talk about things that need to be fixed, more concentration in the last action, etc., but the championship is on the way and that is what is important on the green side of the Carmel. In three days, Barak Bachar and his players will move on to the second goal – the trophy. A semi-final against Hapoel Haifa and the city rival should be very careful of Charon Sheri.
Maccabi Haifa claimed before the cracking whistle that Sakhnin fans whistled in contempt for Barak Bachar’s brother.
The composition of Maccabi Haifa: Josh Cohen, Mikael Alphonse, Ofri Arad, Sean Goldberg, San Menachem, Ali Muhammad, Muhammad Abu Fani, Charon Sheri, Omer Atzili, Mavis Chibuta, Dean David.
Bnei Sakhnin composition: Gad Amos, Fabian Sforkselda, Maron Gentos, Marwan Kabha, Omri Ben Harush, Mofalach Shalata, Roi Shukerni, Ihab Ghanaim, Biram Kiel, Guy Melamed, Marshall Odeh.