Sabah's Set-Piece Trick Eliminates Hapoel Be'er Sheva From Champions League
Hapoel Be'er Sheva came within 20 seconds of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League before a decisive corner kick by Sabah sent the match into extra time, where the Azerbaijani team won 5-2. Football blogger JonyBall analyzed the critical play, explaining that Be'er Sheva employed a zonal defense, but Sabah positioned four players inside the penalty area. Just before the corner was taken, these players moved into the box, disrupting the zonal defense and leaving defender Talor Motalimov completely unmarked to score the third goal that forced extra time. Motalimov had entered the game only three minutes earlier. Sabah's substitutes collectively scored two goals and assisted three throughout the match, sealing Be'er Sheva's elimination from the Champions League qualifiers.
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