A month after Maccabi Petah Tikva suffered a 4-0 league defeat at Bloomfield, they will host Maccabi at Hamoshava stadium in the Quarter Final of the State Cup. The draw which took place at the IFA’s headquarters on Thursday, teamed both clubs up for the tie that is scheduled to be played at the beginning of April.
Hapoel Petah Tikva will host Hapoel Be’ersheva while Maccabi Haifa host Maccabi Netanya. The second division are guaranteed to have a representative in the Semi Final after Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Nof Hagallil were drawn to face each other.
As opposed to the last few years, the Quarter Finals will return to the format of a one-off knockout match. Matches are scheduled to take place on April 2nd and 3rd with exact dates and kickoff times to be published in due course.
Quarter Final draw:
Maccabi Petah Tikva vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel Petah Tikva vs Hapoel Be’ersheva
Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Netanya
Ironi Kiryat Shmona (2nd) vs Hapoel Nof Hagallil (2nd)
