Back on Track
by Amir Ragporker

28.10.2002,
Maccabi Tel Aviv is back to the spotlights after a powerful win against Hapoel Petach Tikva, 5-1 it ended. You can mark one name from now on, Reoven Oved. Well the young Israel just had a great game but the frightened thing is he can be much better!


Great game by Oved

Maccabi Tel Aviv came to the game after 2 wins in a row. But Maccabi Tel Aviv still has some big confidence problem. This game should make it better after they grabbed 3 wins in a row.
Nir Klinger made some changes in his formation after he put 3 defenders, 6 midfielder and one striker. Maccabi usually play with 4 defenders. It means that Francisco Aros the left defender went to the bench. So Klinger played with 3 center backs, Brumer, Ben Haim and Strul. Maccabi took the charge in the midfield with a lot of midfielders. Bruno Heyes played good again and it seems like he is one of the best sign in the summer. Tal Banin came back to the starting 11 and played nice.
At Hapoel Petach Tikva, Nir Levin the coach was back to play against Maccabi Tel Aviv after the last 2 years he was the coach at the yellow team from Tel Aviv. He couldn’t come to a worse time. Petach Tikva really look bad, her midfielder looks bad, the defence is like butter in a sunshine day. Pas and De Souza played poorly and Maccabi offensive force did what ever they want because of them.

The game opened with a tie, both team had chances.

In the 5th minute Maccabi Tel Aviv scored after Heyes's free kick but
A minute later Biton crossed and Avramov didn't turned it off well, the ball want on Pas and from him near the bar. At the other end Eliav was against the keeper but Shtraober saved his one on one kick.
In the 13th minute Rozen's free kick went way off target.
In the 22nd minute Maccabi Tel Aviv scored wonderful goal. Oved passed a nice ball to Biton that ran nice in the right wing and smashed a wonderful strike into the net, 1-0 to Tel Aviv.
From the goal Maccabi took control in the game and we couldn’t find Hapoel Petach Tikva anywhere.
In the 31st minute Heyes passed a short pass to Banin. Tal Banin took his time and shot from 30 meters a beautiful ball that found the net, 2-0. Where was Avramov and Petach Tikva's defence.
In the 42nd minute Nimni headed to Oved in the right side of the box, Oved crossed a great ball to Avi Nimni that that ran forward and from 5 meters headed the ball into the net, without asking where is the defence.
A minute to the half De-Souza got a red card after he almost killed Eli Biton. The game looked very much over after Hapoel Petach Tikva where down by 3 goals and with only 10 players.
5 minutes in the second half Biton crossed a good ball to Prohanenkovas and the Latvian international couldn’t score after he headed the ball near the post although he was free from 5 meters. Later Prohanenkovas had another good chance when he kick a good ball from 7 meters but Avramov saved it instinctively.
In the 77th minute Rozen tried to shot but his ball went to Eliav that from 5 meters kicked it in easly.
2 minutes later Rodrigo Goldberg past pass and against Avramov past him. All he has to do is to role the ball freely into the net.
Rabah brought Dego down in the box, penalty. Nimni found the net in the 86th minute, 5-1. Nimni scored twice from the spot after the referee spotted Goldberg from Maccabi running into the box too soon.
Later Dego headed a ball from 5 meters near the bar. Few minutes later Goldberg had same chance but again headed the ball out.
So it ended 5-1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.


Prohankovas didn't score but his friends smashed 5


Maccabi Tel Aviv: Shtraober 7; Strul 6, Brumer 6, Ben-Haim 6; Banin 6, Nimni 6, Heyes 7, Oved 8(Mosa 75'), Dego 7; Biton 7(Aros 80'), Prohanenkovas 6(Goldberg 65'- 6).
Hapoel Petach Tikva: Avramov 4; Rabah 5, Pas 3(Cohen 83'), Yehiel 5, De-Souza 2(sent-off, 44'); Eliav 5, Elkayam 5, Rozen 5, Shamir 5, Edri 4(Lozon 46'- 4); Kakon 5(Dovrovin 70').

Maccabi Haifa 2 - Maccabi Natanya 1
The title of this game was Reoven Atar is back to Kirat-Eliezer, Haifa. The former Maccabi Haifa star was awarded with flowers in the start of the game, when Haifa thanked him. In the game Haifa want on top after a header by Rosu in the 38th minute. Rosu scored his second on the 62nd minute after Yakobo's pass. Tzarfati scored in the 69th minutes to Natanya. But a minute later Geman from Natanya got a second Yellow card.
Haifa took the first place while Natanya look forward for better times.

Maccabi Petach Tikva 2 - BNYI Yehouda 0
Two goals from Ansombo in the 52nd minute and Malihi in the 88th minute were enough to bring the home team a good win. BNYI Yehouda's heads are still in the Radios.

Hapoel Beer Sheva 2 - Bietar Jerusalem 0
Bietar look really bad after another loss this time to Hapoel Beer Sheva. The team from the Negev went on goal in the 8th minute after a goal by Traholski. Beer Sheva played well and found the second goal in the 64th with a good goal by Yizarski after Kako's pass.

Irony Rishon Lezion 1 - MS Ashdod 0
One goal in a poor game was enough to bring Ashdod some bad days. Irony Rishon Lezion scored in the 55th minute after Holtzman's penalty because Elkrif brought Hajaj down. Irony Rishon Lezion players found themselves in the 6th position.

Hapoel Kfar Saba 1 - Hapoel Tel Aviv 1
how can Hapoel loss so much vital points? Now Haifa ran off them. Tuama scored the 1-0 to Tel Aviv, but Abargil equalized in the 41st minute and took 2 points from Hapoel Tel Aviv before going to Leeds.

points

goal def.

loss

drew

wins

games

team

pos

15

14-4

0

0

5

5

Maccabi Haifa

1

14

13-6

0

2

4

6

Hapoel Tel Aviv

2

13

8-2

1

1

4

6

Hapoel Beer Sheva

3

12

13-5

2

0

4

6

Maccabi Tel Aviv

4

9

8-7

1

3

2

6

Natanya

5

8

7-6

1

2

2

5

Rishon

6

7

8-11

1

1

2

6

Maccabi Petach Tikva

7

7

7-11

3

1

2

6

BNYI Yehouda

8

4

5-9

3

1

1

6

Ashdod

9

4

7-12

3

1

1

6

Jerusalem

10

3

9-15

5

0

1

6

Hapoel Petach Tikva

11

-1

4-15

4

2

0

6

Hapoe Kfar Saba

12

 

 

DiD U Know: Last year in the semi-final of the Israeli cup Maccabi Tel Aviv won 5-1 against Hapoel Petach Tikva. Same all same all.

 

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