{"id":135643,"date":"2025-03-10T00:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=135643"},"modified":"2025-03-10T00:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:59:26","slug":"ashdod-stuns-maccabi-haifa-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/ashdod-stuns-maccabi-haifa-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashdod stuns Maccabi Haifa 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ashdod stunned Maccabi Haifa 2-1<\/strong> as Shlomi Azulay scored the late winner to hand the port city side the shocking win and the 3-points. Ashdod grabbed a 1-0 lead just ahead of the break as Noam Muche scored from in close but the greens drew even midway in the second half when Guy Melamed headed home a Dolev Haziza ball. However, Azulay and Roie Levy\u2019s give and go saw the former put home the winner and snatch the 3-points in front of a silent Haifa crowd at Sammy Ofer Stadium. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really believed, I took on this challenge because I really believe in the squad,\u201d Ashdod Head Coach Haim Silvas said. \u201cWe had a lot of excuses to lose this game, but one good reason to win. This was a huge victory, the players deserve to celebrate and this makes them believe in themselves, but we can\u2019t forget that we are still in the relegation zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a pretty typical game from us, we controlled the pace of play and we conceded too easily,\u201d Haifa bench boss Barak Bachar. \u201cWe didn\u2019t take advantage of momentum in the game, which is a shame. We wanted to play our best minutes just as we did in the Beer Sheva game. But now we have to just gather ourselves are prepare for the championship playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiryat Shemona got by Maccabi Petach Tikva 2-0<\/strong> as Christian Bella and Alfredo Stephens both scored in the second half to wrap up the win. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashdod stunned Maccabi Haifa 2-1 as Shlomi Azulay scored the late winner to hand the port city side the shocking win and the 3-points. 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