In the absence of the injured Franzi Piero and Dean David who has not yet returned to fitness, Massai Dago gave Tomer Hamed a chance on the edge, but even before the striker received a single ball, Sharif Kiuf’s net was already moving. Anan Halaili tried to prevent another corner and moved away towards Mark Costa, who kicked in and stunned the Haifa crowd. The nerves gave their signals to the Maccabi Haifa players as the minutes ticked by, and minutes of press time during which Gad Kinda was stopped by Gad Amos and Hamd damaged the crossbar did not help either. Just before the break, Freddy Vargas went on a solo operation, embarrassed the champion’s defense and finished with an elegant touch over the top. Sensational 0:2 at half time.
Those who thought that there would be a change after the break, were very quickly deceived. Dego’s players looked desperate, barely reaching situations and the coach also pretty much threw up his hands with his substitutions. Halaili still gave hope with a missile for connections in the 81st minute, but until David Foxman’s final whistle there was no real threat to Amos’ goal, except for the claim for a penalty that was not whistled. Maccabi Haifa’s house was broken into after almost two years, and the championship plate was taken from it on its way to Tel Aviv.
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