Maccabi Haifa

2022 - 8 - 18

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Play-off first legs: Benfica impress, Maccabi Haifa win thriller (UEFA.com)

UEFA.com rounds up this week's play-off first legs with Benfica and Maccabi Haifa the Wednesday winners.

Ibrahim Sangaré opened the scoring after Rangers had failed to clear a Cody Gakpo corner, but Antonio Čolak restored parity before half-time with his fourth goal for his new club in all competitions. Amahl Pellegrino's first-half header gave Bodø/Glimt a battling win over Dinamo Zagreb in their first leg in Norway. Copenhagen will take a slender one-goal advantage to Türkiye next week after edging past Trabzonspor in Denmark. [Dinamo vs Bodø/Glimt (0-1)](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035487--dinamo-zagreb-vs-bodo-glimt/) [Trabzonspor vs Copenhagen (1-2)](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035489--trabzonspor-vs-copenhagen/) [PSV vs Rangers (2-2)](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035491--psv-vs-rangers/) [Plzeň vs Qarabağ (0-0)](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035486--plzen-vs-qarabag/) [Crvena zvezda vs Maccabi Haifa (2-3)](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035488--crvena-zvezda-vs-m-haifa/) [Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv (2-0)](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035490--benfica-vs-dynamo-kyiv/) Viktor Tsygankov curled a shot just wide but, moments later, his pass was intercepted and Benfica broke clinically with Gonçalo Ramos arriving to clip home after David Neres' good turn. Dominant Benfica will take a two-goal lead back to Lisbon after an impressive first-half showing in Lodz. Dejan Stanković's men appeared in control here too when Aleksandar Pešić and Guélor Kanga overturned Frantzdy Pierrot's opener for the hosts before half-time. Chances were few and far between after the interval as Qarabağ huffed and puffed without creating meaningful opportunities. [Bodø/Glimt 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035481--bodo-glimt-vs-dinamo-zagreb/) [Bodø/Glimt 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035481--bodo-glimt-vs-dinamo-zagreb/) [Copenhagen 2-1 Trabzonspor](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035483--copenhagen-vs-trabzonspor/) [Rangers 2-2 PSV](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035485--rangers-vs-psv/) [Qarabağ 0-0 Plzeň](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035480--qarabag-vs-plzen/) [Maccabi Haifa 3-2 Crvena zvezda](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035482--m-haifa-vs-crvena-zvezda/) [Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Benfica](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035484--dynamo-kyiv-vs-benfica/)

Israel's Maccabi Haifa beat Red Star Belgrade in Champions ... (Xinhua)

JERUSALEM, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa achieved a 3-2 home win over Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of their ...

The home team equalized in the 51st minute, with a shot by Pierrot who completed a brace, again after a pass by Haziza. The visiting team completed a turnover in the 40th minute from an accurate shot by Gabonese midfielder Guelor Kanga, after a pass by Ghanaian winger Osman Bukari. Red Star recovered quickly, and evened the score in the 27th minute, after a shot by midfielder Aleksandar Katai hit his teammate Aleksandar Pesic and confused goalkeeper Josh Cohen on the way to the net.

Maccabi Haifa notch 3-2 1st-leg home win over Red Star (The Jerusalem Post)

We started the game well, took a 1-0 lead and we could have scored even more.” - Maccabi Haifa coach Barak Bachar.

Nikita Rukavytsya came on for Pierrot and had a great opportunity to give Haifa a two-goal lead. However, if we play the way we did then we have a good chance to advance to the group stages.” I’m not concerned as we head into the second game.” “They were at home and what is important is the score now and the one-goal difference won’t be an issue back in Belgrade. At halftime I told the players that we have to begin like we did in the first half in what wasn’t an easy game. “But then we gave up a goal and we lost a bit of momentum.

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Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing. 90'+2' miss icon. Attempt missed. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) left footed ...

Dolev Haziza (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Dean David (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Aleksandar Pesic (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. [ ](#livetext-106) [ ](#livetext-107)

Mac. Haifa 3-2 E. Roja: results, summary and goals (AS English)

93' Foul by Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa). 93' Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing.

[Attempt](/resultados/futbol/previa_champions/2022_2023/ranking/jugadores/disparos/) Attempt saved. [Attempt](/resultados/futbol/previa_champions/2022_2023/ranking/jugadores/disparos/) Attempt blocked. Roja ](/resultados/ficha/equipo/e_roja/1758/)0 [Attempt](/resultados/futbol/previa_champions/2022_2023/ranking/jugadores/disparos/) Attempt missed. Haifa ](/resultados/ficha/equipo/mac_haifa/931/)1 [E. [Goal](/resultados/futbol/previa_champions/2022_2023/ranking/jugadores/goles/) de Frantzdy Pierrot (1-0) Goal! Roja ](/resultados/ficha/equipo/e_roja/1758/)1 [Goal](/resultados/futbol/previa_champions/2022_2023/ranking/jugadores/goles/) de Kanga (1-2) Goal! Haifa ](/resultados/ficha/equipo/mac_haifa/931/)2 [E. Roja ](/resultados/ficha/equipo/e_roja/1758/)2 [Goal](/resultados/futbol/previa_champions/2022_2023/ranking/jugadores/goles/) de T. Haifa ](/resultados/ficha/equipo/mac_haifa/931/)3 [E.

Goals and Highlights: Maccabi 3-2 Crvena Zvezda in Qualifiers ... (VAVEL.com)

Intense duel in Israel, despite Crvena Zvezda's attempts, Maccabi ended up beating the Serbian team by three goals to two.

PT and 3:00 p.m. We will have to know how to deal with that and I have no doubt that we will. We are also working on penalties in case there are any, we must always be prepared". United States: 12:00 p.m. The players are quite experienced and know their way around, but clearly we have talked and will continue to talk because we are expecting a game in a stadium with an unusual crowd. The feeling from the game is good, it's fun to be in this position and after our good first game, we want to complete the task.