“A cluster of yellow cards — Aron Snaer Fridriksson and Daníel Hafsteinsson both booked in the space of two minutes — reflects the mounting desperation in the Víkingur defensive block as Hapoel press for the opener.”
“Zahi Ahmed breaks the deadlock after a tense spell that saw a corner awarded and two yellow cards issued in quick succession. The goal gives Hapoel a 1-0 lead on the night and levels the aggregate at 2-2.”
Pivotal“Amir Ganah, on the pitch for just five minutes as a substitute, finishes to make it 2-0 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate, ending Víkingur's hopes of progression.”
Pivotal“Zahi Ahmed is flagged offside just minutes after his opening goal, denying what would have been a third — a sign of Hapoel's relentless attacking intent even after the tie was secured.”
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Víkingur Reykjavík
Hapoel Be'er Sheva entered this second leg trailing 1-2 on aggregate and responded with a performance built on territorial dominance and second-half composure. They controlled 56 percent of possession and generated 88 dangerous attacks to Víkingur's 39, a lopsided picture that eventually told on the scoreboard. The match was goalless at the break and increasingly fractious — eight yellow cards were distributed across the ninety minutes — before Zahi Ahmed broke the deadlock in the 65th minute following a spell of set-piece pressure that had already yielded a corner and two bookings. Amir Ganah, introduced just five minutes before his goal, applied the finishing touch in the 80th minute to put the tie beyond doubt, and Hapoel advance to the next round of Champions League qualifying having overturned an away-goals deficit through sheer second-half resolve.
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Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Igor Zlatanovic.
Zahi AhmedVAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside against Zahi Ahmed.
Goal! The score is now 3-0.
assist: Kings Kangwa
Goal! Amir Chaim Ganah scores, making it 2-0.
On comes Ofir Davidadze, off goes Matan Baltaxa.
Amir Chaim Ganah comes on for Javon Romario East.
Viktor Orlygur Andrason is on, and Aron Elis Thrandarson is off.
Dadi Jonsson is substituted for Vaaldimar Thor Ingimundarson.
Viktor Orlygur Andrason comes on for Aron Elis Thrandarson.
Eliel PeretzYellow CardYellow card shown to Eliel Peretz.
Eliel Peretz receives a yellow card.
assist: Guy Mizrahi
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Daníel HafsteinssonYellow CardYellow card issued to Daniel Hafsteinsson.
Yellow card for Aron Snaer Fridriksson.
Corner awarded.
Eliel Peretz is on, and Niv Yehoshua is off.
Yellow card for Lucas de Souza Ventura from Nonoca.
Corner awarded.
Gunnar VatnhamarYellow CardYellow card shown to Gunnar Vatnhamar.
Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Itay Rotman, off Djibril Diop.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Stigur Diljan Thordarson, Off Oskar Borgthorsson.
Sveinn Margeir Hauksson is on, and Tarik Ibrahimagic is off.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Antoni Bandić.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva face a must-win second leg at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium after falling 2-1 to Víkingur Reykjavík in Iceland, with Nikolaj Hansen's brace proving decisive in the first leg. The Israeli side need to score and keep a clean sheet — or win by two — to advance in the Champions League qualifying rounds. With home support behind them, expect a fiercely contested 90 minutes.
