Haris Medunjanin scored his first goal since returning to the club. When was the last time he scored for the Yellow-and-Blue? It was August 29, 2011 against SC Ashdod. Medunjanin’s marker was the first of four goals that Maccabi put into the Ashdod goal.
8 years have gone by since Maccabi last scored at Levita Stadium. It was back in the 2007/08 season when the Yellow-and-Blue won 3:2 on goals by Alain Masudi, Yannick Kamanan and Lior Jan.
The last time Maccabi played Kfar Saba in State Cup action was in 1990 and it was also over two matches. The first game ended in a goalless 0:0 draw while Kfar Saba won the second match 2:0 to eliminate the Yellow-and-Blue.
Last night’s game was the sixth time the two clubs have played each other in the State Cup with Maccabi winning four of those contests. The last time the teams played in the quarterfinal round was in 1977.
Ziv Adler was the referee last night and the last time he was in charge of a Maccabi State Cup match was last year’s final that saw Maccabi defeat Hapoel Beer Sheva 6:2.
Eran Zahavi hasn’t scored in two straight matches and that hasn’t happened since September where he didn’t score in three straight league matches. The next game against Hapoel Akko, the Captain scored a brace.
