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Maccabi Haifa Suffers Third Heaviest Defeat at Sammy Ofer Stadium

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Maccabi Haifa suffered a significant 5-2 loss to Hapoel Be'er Sheva at Sammy Ofer Stadium, marking their third-worst defeat at the venue. The team also conceded five goals in one half for the first time since 2016. Coach Barak Bakhar was in charge during this and two other heavy losses at the stadium.

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Maccabi Haifa lost 5-2 to Hapoel Be'er Sheva at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
This was Maccabi Haifa's third-heaviest defeat ever at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
The team conceded five goals in one half for the first time since the 2015/16 season.
Coach Barak Bakhar was in charge during three of the heaviest defeats at the stadium.
The loss is compared to a 6-1 Champions League defeat to Benfica in 2022.

Maccabi Haifa experienced a night to forget as they were soundly defeated 5-2 by Hapoel Be'er Sheva at Sammy Ofer Stadium. This result marks the third-heaviest defeat Maccabi Haifa has ever conceded at the stadium across all competitions, surpassed only by a 5-1 loss to Hapoel Haifa and a 6-1 thrashing by Benfica in the Champions League in November 2022. The loss to Benfica, which ended Haifa's European campaign, saw the Portuguese side win by a five-goal margin, with four of their goals scored in the second half.

The 5-1 derby loss to Hapoel Haifa occurred in May 2025, featuring a hat-trick from Javan East and a brace from Tiago D'Araújo. Notably, Barak Bakhar was the coach for Maccabi Haifa during all three of these significant defeats.

Furthermore, this was the first time Maccabi Haifa conceded five goals in a single half since the final match of the 2015/16 season. In that game, Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated them 6-0, a victory that secured a league title for Barak Bakhar's Hapoel Be'er Sheva team.

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