UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Maccabi Haifa vs Hamrun Spartans, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, First Round

· 2nd Leg - Maccabi Haifa advance 6-1 on aggregate
Maccabi Haifa
  • 69': Erik Shuranov
  • 84': Frantzdy Pierrot
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Maccabi Haifa advance 6-1 on aggregate
Hamrun Spartans
  • 31': Joseph Mbong

About

Maccabi Haifa are hosting Hamrun Spartans at Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 1': Ilay Hajaj (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 3': Jonny (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 4': Yuliyan Nenov (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Elionay (Hamrun Spartans) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
  • 10': Foul by Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 10': Roko Prsa (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ryan Camenzuli (Hamrun Spartans) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
  • 11': Corner, Hamrun Spartans. Conceded by Dia Sabi'A.
  • 14': Foul by Ori Dahan (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 14': Uros Duranovic (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Dia Sabi'A (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a through ball.
  • 18': Foul by Maor Kandil (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 18': Yuliyan Nenov (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Uros Duranovic (Hamrun Spartans) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Ilay Hajaj (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre Cornud.
  • 25': Delay in match (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Jonny (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 27': Goni Naor (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 30': Roko Prsa (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 0, Hamrun Spartans 1. Joseph Mbong (Hamrun Spartans) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Erik Shuranov (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Elionay (Hamrun Spartans) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Uros Duranovic.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Erik Shuranov (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 40': Foul by Jonny (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 40': Goni Naor (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ori Dahan (Maccabi Haifa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dia Sabi'A.
  • 42': Foul by Ognjen Bjelicic (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 42': Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Elionay.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Lior Refaelov tries a through ball, but Maor Kandil is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Elionay (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 45'+1': Goni Naor (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ori Dahan (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Dia Sabi'A (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maor Kandil.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Maccabi Haifa 0, Hamrun Spartans 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Maccabi Haifa 0, Hamrun Spartans 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Hamrun Spartans. Eder replaces Yuliyan Nenov.
  • 45': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Ali Muhammad replaces Goni Naor.
  • 45': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Daniel Sundgren replaces Ilay Hajaj.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Dia Sabi'A (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by Jonny (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 48': Maor Kandil (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Dia Sabi'A (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Jonny (Hamrun Spartans) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mbong with a cross.
  • 52': Ali Muhammad (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Roko Prsa (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 52': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Steve Borg.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dia Sabi'A.
  • 57': Foul by Ali Muhammad (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 57': Ognjen Bjelicic (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Roko Prsa (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 59': Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Roko Prsa (Hamrun Spartans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Elionay (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Dolev Haziza replaces Maor Kandil.
  • 61': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Tjaronn Chery replaces Lior Refaelov.
  • 62': Eder (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 64': Substitution, Hamrun Spartans. Seth Paintsil replaces Elionay.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Cornud.
  • 65': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Emerson Marcelina.
  • 66': Erik Shuranov (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Federico Marchetti (Hamrun Spartans) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': VAR Decision: No Penalty Maccabi Haifa.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Hamrun Spartans 1. Erik Shuranov (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dolev Haziza.
  • 72': Delay in match (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Frantzdy Pierrot replaces Erik Shuranov.
  • 75': Foul by Pierre Cornud (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 75': Steve Borg (Hamrun Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Mbong (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 78': Substitution, Hamrun Spartans. Nemanja Krstic replaces Jonny.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Hamrun Spartans. Juan Corbalan replaces Joseph Mbong because of an injury.
  • 81': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Steve Borg.
  • 84': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 2, Hamrun Spartans 1. Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dolev Haziza.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Dolev Haziza (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Corner, Hamrun Spartans. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 89': Substitution, Hamrun Spartans. Karlo Bilic replaces Steve Borg.
  • 89': Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Uros Duranovic (Hamrun Spartans).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dia Sabi'A (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahmoud Jaber.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Ali Muhammad tries a through ball, but Dolev Haziza is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dia Sabi'A.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Maccabi Haifa 2, Hamrun Spartans 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Maccabi Haifa 2, Hamrun Spartans 1.

Statistics

HAM HAIhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/611.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
31.8 Possession 68.2
6 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
199 Accurate Passes 523
263 Passes 582
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.1
36 Long Balls 45
21 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 9
22 Effective Clearances 6
22 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Location: Haifa, Israel
Attendance: 29,000

Line-Ups

HAI Maccabi Haifa (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Itamar Nitzan (GK)
15 Ori Dahan
30 Abdoulaye Seck
27 Pierre Cornud
23 Maor Kandil
18 Goni Naor
11 Lior Refaelov
26 Mahmoud Jaber
19 Erik Shuranov Yellow Card
28 Ilay Hajaj
91 Dia Saba
Maccabi Haifa Substitutes:
Dean David, Daniel Sundgren, Sean Goldberg, Mohamed Ali Camara, Rami Gershon, Suf Podgoreanu, Shareef Keouf, Frantzdy Pierrot, Anan Khalaili, Dolev Hazizia, Aviel Zargari, Tjaronn Chery.

HAM Hamrun Spartans (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Federico Marchetti (GK) Yellow Card
91 Marcelina Emerson
27 Ognjen Bjelicic
4 Steve Borg
17 Yulian Nenov
14 Elionay
12 Roko Prša Yellow Card
94 Ryan Camenzuli
10 Joseph Mbong
23 Uros Duranovic
98 Jonny
Hamrun Spartans Substitutes:
Shaisen Attard, Tom, Juan Corbalan, Sven Xerri, Luke Montebello, Matthias Debono, Eder, Joseph Zerafa, Nemanja Krstic, Karlo Bilic, Seth Paintsil.

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