“Samba Koné turns the ball into his own net to give Maccabi Tel Aviv the lead, following a spell of pressure that had seen two corners awarded earlier in the half. The unfortunate deflection meant Sheriff's goalkeeper was left helpless.”
Pivotal“Vsevolod Nihaev picks up a yellow card for tripping, one of 12 fouls Sheriff committed on the night as their frustration began to show in a match they were unable to influence.”
“Baye Assane Ciss is cautioned for tripping in stoppage time, completing a disciplinary blot on a night Sheriff would rather forget as they concede the tie 6-0 on aggregate.”
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Sheriff
Maccabi Tel Aviv rounded off a dominant aggregate victory over Sheriff with a narrow 1-0 win on the night, though the tie had long since been settled after the Israeli side's emphatic 5-0 first-leg performance. The only goal arrived in the 29th minute through a Sheriff own goal, as Samba Koné turned the ball into his own net following a period of Maccabi pressure that had included back-to-back corners in the preceding quarter-hour. Maccabi controlled proceedings throughout, finishing with twice as many shots as their visitors and generating 80 dangerous attacks to Sheriff's 33, yet their final product remained blunt — just three shots on target from 12 attempts told the story of a team playing within themselves rather than pushing for more. Sheriff, for their part, managed zero shots on target across 90 minutes, summing up a miserable double-header in which they were outclassed across both legs and never genuinely threatened to turn the tie or salvage any pride on the night.
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Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Itamar Noy comes on for Helio Varela.
Itai Ben Hamo comes on for Noam Ben Harush.
Corner awarded.
Veaceslav Cozma is on, and Loukou Jaures Ulrich is off.
On Natus Jamel Swen, off Arli Pergjoni.
On comes Jair Modelo, off goes Danila Forov.
Vsevolod NihaevYellow CardYellow card shown to Vsevolod Nihaev.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Ilay Ben Simon, Off Ido Shahar.
Osher Davida is on, and Sagiv Yehezkel is off.
Corner awarded.
Vsevolod Nihaev is substituted for Samba Kone.
Corner awarded.
On Vitor Hugo Morais de Oliveira, off Miguel Angelo Sousa Leao Mota.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Goal! An own goal makes it 1-0.
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Mikkel Redder.
Maccabi Tel Aviv enter the second leg of this Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round tie with a commanding 5-0 advantage from the first leg in Tiraspol. Sheriff face a near-impossible mission at Baumit Arena, while Maccabi look to manage the tie professionally and advance to the next round. This is a match defined by one team seeing out history and another searching for a shred of pride.
