Facts from the match
This will be Maccabi’s third final in a row and 36th appearance in the title match overall.
The Yellow & Blue finally defeated Beitar Jerusalem this season after a draw and a loss in league action.
This was Eyal Golasa’s first start since the 1:0 victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva on February 4th.
This was the first time Vidar Kjartansson wasn’t part of the Starting XI since February 8th.
Aaron Schoenfeld scored his first goal for Maccabi.
Sheran Yeini assisted on the strike which was his first helper since returning to the Yellow & Blue.
More stats
Central defender Tal Ben Haim won 8 of 9 aerial battles for the ball.
Egor Filipenka stole the ball 11 times to lead Maccabi. Eyal Golasa made sure to keep the ball from the opponent’s on 10 occasions leading the club in that statistic.
Up until he was injured, Barak Itzhaki made 3 key passes and each one found its intended target. Yossi Benayoun and Eli Dasa were each 2 for 2 while Sheran Yeini finished 2 for 3.
Ruben Micael made the most attacking passes going 31/38 with Yeini finishing the night with 31 of 34.
Dor Micha made 14 of 15 passes with ten of them being on the attack (9 reached their target).
Winger Tal Ben Chaim and Yeini teamed up for 23 passes between themselves, the most of any two players. In second place was Micael and Ben Chaim with 21 as number 11 received 28 in total passes from the two.
Maccabi had possession of the ball for only 37% of the time in the second half while they kept the ball for 56% of the first half.
