The power of Bloomfield
A glance at the history books shows the great strength Maccabi has at Bloomfield stadium, especially when it is beginning to fill up with thousands of fans who created yesterday an amazing atmosphere.
In the last 49 outings at Bloomfield, Maccabi suffered only a solitary league defeat. Maccabi Petah Tikva inflicted Maccabi that defeat in the opening league match of the season.
Up until this season, the smallest number of defeats Maccabi suffered over 49 home matches stood on 3 (2014/15 season).
48 points from a possible 54
Patrick van Leeuwen continued his outstanding run with his current record at Maccabi – 15 victories and 3 draws from 18 matches, is already the best in the clubs’ history.
Last night Van Leeuwen reached 48 points from a possible 54 – an achievement Maccabi reached in the past 60 years only once (2018/19 season).
Gurrero’s first brace
Eduardo Gurrero scored his first brace in Maccabi’s senior side to take his tally to 5 goals in all competitions this season.
Gurrero’s spectacular goal which gave Maccabi a 2-1 lead was his first goal from outside the penalty area and the 5th league goal Maccabi scored from outside the box.
The Panamanian forward led Maccabi’s players in the number of threats on goal (6) – with all of them on target.
For the first time since Avi Nimni’s farewell match (17.05.2008) Maccabi managed to beat Maccabi Petah Tikva after scoring a winning goal after the 80th minute.
