maccabi_haifa_ 1 - 0 alon (365550918)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and kriat_aliazer saw a crowd turnout of 42033. Remi Heilbron was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Karl Woldering and Todd Barrera. maccabi_haifa_ had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Pellin - Klewek, Angelov, Alemdar, Blaizot - Traunstein, Günthardt, Kolle, Aalmo, Özdoğan - Cohen.

alon started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Zúñiga Requesens - Heales, Obrovac, Pujol, Devault - Abud, Treven, Dirven, Noronha - Molina, Navarro.

maccabi_haifa_ were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. maccabi_haifa_'s K. Kolle was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 30 minutes. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. maccabi_haifa_ had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

After 60 minutes, alon's N. Devault fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! maccabi_haifa_ had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. alon will have to do without M. Treven for a time, due to a bad foot injury at the 69 minute mark. He was substituted by N. Storch-Emami-Nouri. The alon captaincy was handed to R. Noronha. After 70 minutes, M. Aalmo came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving maccabi_haifa_ the lead. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by maccabi_haifa_, with 77 percent of the ball.

O. Cohen performed admirably for maccabi_haifa_. However, Ü. Özdoğan made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating alon player was without a doubt D. Molina. On the other hand, N. Storch-Emami-Nouri's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.