Maccabi Haifa Climbs to Second Place After Dominating Hapoel Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 4-1, moving into second place in the league, one point behind the leader. Coach Barak Bakhar praised his team's comeback after conceding an early goal but stressed the need for further improvement. Bruninho was a key player with multiple assists, and Guy Melamed also contributed significantly. Hapoel Jerusalem's coach Lior Zada acknowledged his team's poor performance.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Haifa beat Hapoel Jerusalem 4-1 to reach second place in the league.
- Coach Barak Bakhar noted improvement but stressed the team still needs to improve.
- Bruninho was instrumental with multiple assists in the dominant victory.
- Maccabi Haifa fans protested police conduct during the match at Teddy Stadium.
- Hapoel Jerusalem's coach Lior Zada admitted his team's performance was very poor.
Maccabi Haifa secured a decisive 4-1 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium, extending their winning streak to four games and climbing to second place in the league standings. The win propelled them to within one point of league leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Coach Barak Bakhar expressed satisfaction with his team's performance, particularly their response after conceding an early goal in the 26th minute. "After a break, you don't always know how the team will react, it was important to be hungry and aggressive," Bakhar stated. "Despite conceding one goal, we came back quickly with good football and patience. We achieved a good victory."
Despite the positive result, Bakhar acknowledged that the team still has room for improvement. "It's starting to look better, but there is a lot to improve," he said, emphasizing the goal of playing more fluid football and noting a positive upward trend in various parameters.
Bruninho was instrumental in the win, providing assists for the equalizing goal by Andra Novakovich in the 40th minute, being involved in the go-ahead goal by Barzau four minutes later, and assisting Guy Melamed for the fourth goal in the 77th minute. Novakovich also assisted Hura's goal in the 67th minute.
Bakhar also highlighted the contribution of Guy Melamed, who came off the bench to score. "Guy Melamed is part of the squad. He was injured at the start of the season, he returned to full training and I see a good change in him too. Everyone will get his chance," Bakhar commented.
The match was attended by approximately 800 Maccabi Haifa fans, amidst a protest against the Jerusalem police regarding alleged brutality in previous games at Teddy Stadium. Maccabi Haifa club supported the protest by not selling tickets for the match, and owners Yaakov Shahar and Itzik Ovadia also abstained from attending in solidarity with the fans. Meanwhile, Hapoel Jerusalem's defense struggled, conceding four goals, bringing their season total to 16, the highest in the league. Hapoel Jerusalem coach Lior Zada admitted his team was not good enough, stating, "We weren't good today, neither with the ball nor without the ball. It looked very bad. Nothing worked out for us, we tried to change the system and didn't find solutions to Maccabi Haifa's individual ability."
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