Hapoel Beer Sheva did not lose for 28 consecutive games to Hapoel Haifa, until tonight (Monday) the two met in the 25th round of the Premier League for a direct fight for the third place which ended in a 0:1 for the host Basmi Ofer and a change in the order of places in the table.
The opening was under the control of Beer Sheva, which had difficulty getting into situations against Yoav Jarfi, but it was Felipe Santos and Mohamed Kamara who put Niv Eliasi to the test in the first half. In the 44th minute, the hosts got their best chance when Kamara’s shot was deflected by Eliasi and on the return ball was Naor Sebag who found the crossbar from the penalty area with a huge miss.
The significant moment of the game came in the 60th minute when Mariano Barreiro hit Tomer Yousfi in the face without a ball and saw Maavied send him a straight red card, his third of the season, which left Beer Sheva with ten players and he will miss the next 3 games with his third straight red of the season. Roni Levy’s players pressed and in the 78th minute found the precious advantage. Oren Biton lifted to Eliassi’s box and Yosef hit accurately into the far corner with his ninth goal of the season in the league. Barda raised all his last tools in order to achieve the tie, but it was Hapoel Haifa’s night when Shay Elias was also sent off deep in extra time (90+9), after preventing Niv Tobul from scoring with a burst, and the host rose to third place in the table.
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