2018 Israel State Cup final explained

2018 Israel State Cup Final
Event:2017–18 Israel State Cup
Team1:Hapoel Haifa
Team1score:3
Team2:Beitar Jerusalem
Team2score:1
Details:After extra time
Referee:Liran Liany[1]
Date:9 May 2018
Stadium:Teddy
City:Jerusalem
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Israel State Cup Final decided the winner of the 2017–18 Israel State Cup, the 82nd season of Israel's main football cup. It will be played on 9 May 2018 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Haifa.

Background

Beitar Jerusalem had previously played 10 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 7 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was tin 2009, in which they won 2–1 against Maccabi Haifa.

Hapoel Haifa had previously played in 8 finals, winning 3. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2004, in which they lost 4–1 to Bnei Sakhnin, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1974, beating Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0.

The two teams played each other three times during the 2017–18 Israeli Premier League season until the final. In the first instance, on 16 September 2017 at Teddy Stadium the game end draw 3–3, in the two other times beitar win 2–0 and 1–0 on summy ofer.

Road to the final

Hapoel HaifaRoundBeitar Jerusalem
OpponentResult2017–18 Israel State CupOpponentResult
Hapoel Petah Tikva2–1Eighth roundHapoel Rishon LeZion2–1
Hapoel Acre2–1Round of 16Hapoel Marmorek2–1
Maccabi Haifa2–2Quarter-finals first legHapoel Kfar Saba2–0
Maccabi Haifa1–1Quarter-finals second legHapoel Kfar Saba0–0
Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.0–0 (4–3) after penaltiesSemi-finalsIroni Kiryat Shmona3–2

Details

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GK 13 Ernestas Šetkus
RB 4
CB 55 Nisso Kapiloto
CB 30 Gabriel Tamaș
LB 18
DM 6
CM 14
LM 7 Maxim Plakuschenko
RW 15
CF 9 Eden Ben Basat (c)
LF 17 Alon Turgeman
Substitutes:
GK 1 Ran Kadoch
DF 3 Haim Megrelashvili
MF 2
DF 77 Roslan Barsky
MF 22
FW 51
FW 99
Manager:
Nir Klinger
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GK 1 Boris Klaiman
RB 2
CB 6 Tal Kachila
CB 13 Sean Goldberg
LB 20 Miki Siroshtein
DM 52 Erik Sabo
CM 24
CM 14 Claudemir Ferreira
RW 18 Hen Ezra
LW 25
CF 9 Itay Shechter (c)
Substitutes:
GK 22 Stav Shushan
DF 18 Hen Dilmoni
DF 23 Marcel Heister
FW 8
MF 7
MF 3
FW 77 Ya'akov Berihon
Manager:
Benny Ben Zaken

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HAPOEL HAIFA VS. BEITAR JERUSALEM 3 – 1 . Soccerway . . 9 May 2018 . 9 May 2018.