The lead continues to mature: Dor Peretz (31), and Matan Hozaz with a questionable penalty (82) arranged for the champion a tenth consecutive victory and a gap of 4 points from Maccabi Haifa • Yoav Hoffmeister was sent off in the second yellow (35)
Burst and celebrate happy, tonight
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Maor Alexelsi
Maccabi players celebrate at the end with the crowd that came to KS
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Maor Alexelsi
Hoffmeister removed, tonight in KS
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Maor Alexelsi
unstoppable.
Over the last few years, Maccabi Tel Aviv has from time to time struggled in the away games against Kiryat Shmona, but this time it defeated the northern rival quite easily, knowing in advance that securing a place in the top playoff against the Yellows is a thing on the verge of impossible.
Maccabi's control in the first half was clear from the start.
Accompanied by Patrick Van Leven's team, accompanied by several hundred yellow fans, some of whom even threw torches and fireworks outside the stadium, got into good situations and was stopped several times by Bartakos, until Dor Peretz, the Yellows' number 1 man this season, took the lead with a big chip.
After the same KS goal she also lost Hoffmeister in a second yellow, and only with great luck did she not finish the half three goals behind. But despite the numerical advantage, Kobi Refuah's team, who arrived wearing a classic suit, fought tooth and nail so as not to absorb another goal. In the rescues of Bartakus, who told a great game, but eventually absorbed the second from a penalty given by Matan Hozaz, who apparently had no but happiness in the VAR system.
Hozaz's goal atoned for a huge miss he had before and his team increased the gap to four points from second place at least until after the game of Maccabi Haifa.
The pressure shifts to Carmel.
