The Green Locomotive receives the Yellow Submarine at the Sammy Ofer Stadium.
Good afternoon everyone!! Welcome to the broadcast of this match between Maccabi Haifa Football Club and Villarreal Club de Fútbol, which corresponds to the fourth day of the group stage of Group F of the 2023/24 edition of the UEFA Europa League.
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The delicate situation in the Middle East, in a scenario of total war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with yet another chapter of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict entrenched for seventy years, means that this afternoon’s match will be held without an audience played. in the port city of Larnaca (Cyprus), separated from Haifa by more than 200 kilometers.
Both teams have one match less than the rest of their rivals in Group F due to the postponed match on the third day due to the lack of security in Israel.
A month after the terrorist group Hamas attacked southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, prompting a brutal response from the Israeli state, which declared war and authorized military action against the group of Palestinian militants, the country’s daily life has changed, with consequences has for the whole world. sports routine. Football, among other matters of greater importance, has been at a standstill for a long time, affecting the ‘green locomotive’, without rhythm or competition since facing Panathinaikos in the UEFA Europa League at the beginning of October.
The Israeli team has been preparing its return to European competition by organizing a mini-camp in Cyprus since it established its new base on the neighboring island last Sunday, in the shadow of the ongoing fighting taking place in the Middle East. The ‘greens’ have carried out only four training sessions after a month of coexistence break between the footballers.
The video summary of Maccabi Haifa vs. Villarreal, from the Europa League 2023-2024: goals, missed penalties, best actions and controversies
38′KEOUF ESCAPES AS A HERO WITH TWO PENALTY SAVED!! The Israeli avoids the possibility of a draw by keeping the wall in his goal. Villarreal’s emergency siren sounds…
38′WHAT A STRANGER OF SHAREEF KEOUF!!!! The Israeli goalkeeper stretches to block Manu Trigueros’ shot from the penalty spot. Save Maccabi Haifa!
36′Sorloth gets a new launch opportunity!! After missing the penalty, with Keouf guessing the shot, the Ukrainian referee decides to take the shot again when the VAR notices that a Maccabi Haifa player enters the area.
35′Alexander Sorloth takes responsibility for the execution. The Norwegian prepares for the shot in search of the equalizer.
33′PUNISHMENT IN FAVOR OF VILLARREAL!!!! Anan Khalaili adds in defense and brings down Ben Brereton in his attempt to collect the ball. Mykola Balakin does not hesitate to point out the eleven meters.
30′GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ABDOULAYE SECK!!!!!! MACCABI HAIFA 1-0 Villarreal. Abdoulaye Seck opens the scoring!! Lior Refaelov swings a stopped ball towards the far post, the Senegalese central defender easily beats Alberto Moreno and makes a header that beats Pepe Reina.
THE MATCH STARTS AT THE AEK ARENA!!!!! Lior Refaelov gets the ball rolling for Georgios Karapatakis!!
Referee Mykola Balakin, assisted on the wings by his compatriots Dmytro Zaporozhenko and Oleksandr Berkut, will be responsible for the administration of justice. The Ukrainian has been an international referee since 2016. He is assisted in the VAR by the Dutchman Pol van Boekel.
XI OF VILLARREAL | José Rojo ‘Pacheta’ for his part plays with the following eleven players (4-4-2): Pepe Reina – Adrià Altimira, Aissa Mandi, Matteo Gabbia, Alberto Moreno – Ilias Akhomach, Manu Trigueros, Santi Comesaña, Ramón Terrats – Ben Brereton and Alexander Sorloth.
MACCABI HAIFA XI | We already have the confirmed starting XI!! Messay Dego will field the following line-up (4-3-3): Shareef Keouf – Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Lorenco Simic, Pierre Cornud – Ali Muhammad, Show, Lior Refaelov – Anan Khalaili, Frantzdy Pierrot and Ilay Hagag.
The minute by minute video of Maccabi Haifa vs. Villarreal
Source: Goal