Maccabi Tel Aviv Comes Back to Defeat Hapoel Jerusalem in Friendly
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Jerusalem 3-1 in a friendly.
- James Tavernier scored a free-kick and assisted a goal.
- Esther Sukler scored the final goal from a penalty.
- Hapoel Jerusalem initially led the match.
- The game was part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's league break preparations.
Maccabi Tel Aviv secured a 3-1 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem in a training match played on Friday at Kiryat Shalom, as the team continues its preparations during the league break. The team, coached by Kenny Miller, played without Gabi Kanikovsky, Dor Peretz, and Raz Shlomo, who are currently with the Israeli national team.
Hapoel Jerusalem took an early lead in the 17th minute with a goal from Andrew Ido. Maccabi Tel Aviv equalized ten minutes later through a free-kick scored by James Tavernier. Shortly before halftime, Tavernier turned provider, assisting Shagiv Ezekiel, who scored with a header to give Maccabi Tel Aviv a 2-1 lead at the break.
The final score was set in the 63rd minute when a shot by Ido Shahar struck the hand of a Hapoel Jerusalem defender. Esther Sukler converted the resulting penalty kick to make it 3-1.
Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Bnei Sakhnin next week in their sixth league match of the season at Bloomfield Stadium. The starting lineup for Maccabi Tel Aviv included Roi Mishpati, James Tavernier, Tyris Asante, Itay Ben Hamo, Shagiv Ezekiel, Dan Glazer, Itamar Noy, Ido Shahar, Oshir Davida, Hicham Laayous, and Esther Sukler.
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