Maccabi Haifa will host Sheriff Tiraspol in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League qualification round at the Sammy Ofer Stadium.
Maccabi Haifa will host Sheriff Tiraspol in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League second qualification round at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on Wednesday. The Sammy Ofer Stadium is the home of Maccabi Haifa. Both sides are coming after playing against each other in the first leg. Maccabi lost the first leg thanks to a brace by Armine Talal. Talking about the league progress, Maccabi recently won the Israel Cup by defeating Beitar Jerusalem. On the other hand, Sheriff thrashed their local rivals FCV Farul Constanta in the first round of the UEFA Champions League qualifications.
Maccabi Haifa is one of the “Big Four” clubs in Israeli football. The side has won fifteen league titles, six State Cups and five Toto Cups. Maccabi Haifa has won the championship and the cup in the same season once. It was the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League season.
On the other hand, Sheriff (or “Wasps”) recorded their debut in the premier league in the 1998–99 season. They also won their first trophy, the Moldovan Cup. They have since amassed 21 championship titles, 12 Cups and seven Super Cups. On the European stage, Sheriff has reached the group stage of the UEFA Europa League on five occasions.
Itamar Nitzan, Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Shon Goldberg, Dolev Haziza, Goni Naor, Ali Muhammad, Pierre Cornud, Tjaronn Chery, Dia Saba, Frantzdy Pierrot
Maksym Koval, Armel Zohouri, Cristian Tovar, Munashe Garananga, Konstantinos Apostolakis, Amine Talal, Peter Ademo, Moussa Kyabou, João Paulo Fernandes, Henrique Luvannor, Jerome Mbekeli
Opponents | Score |
Sheriff Tiraspol | 1-0 (L) |
Beitar Jerusalem | 3-1 (W) |
Hamrun Spartans FC | 2-1 (W) |
Hamrun Spartans FC | 0-4 (W) |
St. Polten | 1-0 (L) |
Opponents | Score |
Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 (W) |
FCV Farul Constanta | 3-0 (W) |
FCV Farul Constanta | 1-0 (L) |
Balti | 0-0 (W) (7-6 p.s.o) |
Milsami | 4-0 (D) |
Last matches- results | Score |
Sheriff Tiraspol beat Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 |
The UEFA Champions League Qualification match between Sheriff Tiraspol and Maccabi Haifa will take place at Sammy Ofer Stadium on Wednesday at 10:30 pm IST.
Sheriff Tiraspol vs Maccabi Haifa | Key Details |
Date | August 2 (Israel) |
Venue | Sammy Ofer Stadium |
Kickoff time in Moldova | 8:00 pm |
Kickoff time in Israel | 8:00 pm |
Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm |
The qualification matches of the UEFA Champions League can be watched on the official website of UEFA worldwide. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the match will be screened on Discovery+, Discovery+ App and TNT Sports 2. In Israel, the match will be screened on Sport 1. Portuguese fans can watch the match on DAZN Portugal and Eleven Sports 2 Portugal. In the United States, fans can watch the match on Paramount+. However, there will be no telecast of this match in India.
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