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Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 to win the Israel State Cup for the 25th time and close out what was a phenomenal 2025\/26 season of football. The yellow-and-blue victory denied the southern reds the chance to capture the Double after they had won the league title this past week. Muhammad Abu Romi gave Ran Kozuk\u2019s side a 1-0 at the break but Man of the Match Roy Revivo sent a perfectly placed comer kick into the box where Helio Varela nodded home the tying goal in the 58th minute. As Kenny Miller\u2019s team applied suffocating pressure, it was Revivo once again who scored from inside of the box to give Maccabi the lead for good as they wrapped up the victory now hoisted the Cup high into the air for all to see.
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\nThe action around Teddy Stadium in the nation\u2019s capital was already going full force more than five hours before the game got underway as fans began to circulate around the facility. The Israel Football Association, the responsible body for the annual tournament set up a special \u201cFan Zone\u201d that was situated between the Arena and the Stadium where supporters of both clubs could hang out, get a bite to eat, purchase merchandise and even get your hair cut ahead of the big clash. The Malha Mall was packed as well with fans from the pair of teams as they did some last minute shopping and also sampled some of the delights that could be found throughout the shopping center.
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\nFans came by bus, train and car all needed to navigate their way to the stadium which in itself is a challenge for those who aren\u2019t familiar at all with the city. Horns blasted, people yelled and others just observed as chaos ruled the roads around Teddy. In fact, one of the dignitaries of the day, Shimo Zuaretz, the IFA Chairman had his car stuck in traffic as many looked on as everyone tried to find the way to their final destination. 30,000 fans would be filling up the stadium on this night where half would be wearing red and the other half in yellow.
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\nAs the players came out onto the pitch, the fans began chanting louder and louder as two sets of gladiators looked to be ready to do battle. The Israel Defense Forces choir sang Hatikva, the national anthem while the entire stadium sang at the top of their lungs just before the two captains, Dor Peretz of Maccabi and Eliel Peretz of Beer Sheva met to get the final instructions by the referee David Fuchsman as it was clear that emotions were on overdrive.
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\nHelio Varela had the game\u2019s first chance as Amir Sahiti sent him a perfect cross that Beer Sheva keeper Ofir Marciano had to leap to his right to paw to safety as Maccabi controlled the pace of play for the opening ten minutes. However, Kings Kangwa stripped the ball from Issouf Sissokho and sent it to a wide open Muhammad Abu Romi inside of the box who slotted it behind a helpless Ofek Melika for a 1-0 Beer Sheva lead in the 12th minute.
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\nHapoel Beer Sheva just came off their first league championship since the 3-Peat back between 2016-2018 as head coach Ran Kozuk was able to expertly guide his side through the most difficult Championship Playoffs that the league has ever seen due to the condensed fashion it was played following the war with Iran. The southern reds knew how to make it through the ten-match sprint in fine fashion and beat out Beitar Jerusalem who were extremely worthy opponents throughout the campaign. Kozuk, who still doesn\u2019t have a new contract in place is expected to remain with owner Alona Barkat\u2019s club, but if an agreement can\u2019t come to fruition, the bench boss will have plenty of options on the table.
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\nSissokho coughed up the ball again to Kangwa whose scorcher was parried away, while Maccabi tried to regain some of their lost confidence as Varela\u2019s smart shot went off of Guy Mizrachi who had just been issued a yellow card. Beer Sheva kept pressing as they had complete control of the game since the goal earlier in the half as they now looked to double their advantage. Sagiv Yehezkel was booked as he was handed a yellow card for foul on Amir Ganah who in turn sent a screamer that just went wide left of the goal while at the other end Varela\u2019s attempt was smothered by Marciano as was Sayed Abu Farchi opportunity as the match hit the break with Beer Sheva holding a 1-0 lead.
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\nMaccabi Tel Aviv had a tumultuous year that saw a parade of head coaches in charge of the team at various junctions throughout the season. First it was Zarko Lazetic who helped the club win last season\u2019s championship, then it was Ronny Deila and now Kenny Miller who was charged with finding a way for the club to not end the season empty handed. After ending the campaign in a disappointing third place, a cup would at least soften the pain before a summer of change as there will be a new coach, new sports director and many new players coming on board as owner Mitch Goldhar\u2019s Maccabi will remake itself for yet another title run.
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\nThe yellow-and-blue came out of halftime calm, cool and collected as they searched for the equalizer, but Beer Sheva continued their aggressive approach as they kept winning the 50\/50 balls and were able to pry away possession time and time again. However, with a push downfield and a corner by Roy Revivo, Maccabi was able to knot the game up at 1-1 as Tyrese Asante headed the ball to Varela who nodded it past Marciano in the 58th minute to draw even.
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\nWith momentum on their side, Dor Peretz\u2019s header right by the left post went off of the woodwork and was covered by Marciano, while Kozuk made a double substitution with Javon East and Ofir Davdizada entering the fray. But once again that didn\u2019t stop Roy Revivo from turning inside the box and slicing the ball past Marciano to give Maccabi Tel Aviv a stunning 2-1 lead in a shocking turn of events as the match hit the 64th minute.
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\nA confused Beer Sheva had trouble winning the balls they he won earlier in the game as the pressure was now clearly on the league champs who began to see their Double dream slip away. The last time an Israeli club completed a Double, which is winning both the league and cup was back in 2015 when Maccabi turned the trick and actually captured the Treble which included the Toto Cup. Back at that State Cup final, the yellow-and-blue pounded Hapoel Beer Sheva 6-2 at Sammy Ofer Stadium in an unforgettable clash that saw Rada Prica score a hat-trick.
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\nAs both coaches made wholesale changes to freshen up their lineups, Beer Sheva found a number of chances to draw even but the best was a Muhamed Knaan free kick that a leopard like Melika made a phenomenal save on diving through the air to his right to send the all away to safety. At the other end Osher Davida sent a brilliant ball into the box as Maccabi looked to add an insurance marker but his attempt just missed the mark, while East\u2019s wide open opportunity in the area went out.
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\nWith the time ticking down, the on field action shifted to some rough and tumble play with fouls galore and some fisticuffs as well as tempers flared but it wasn\u2019t enough to deny Maccabi Tel Aviv from capturing the State Cup for the 25th time in club history. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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