HAIFA, Israel (Interstat) — Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-1 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a Liga Bet match. Xande Silva opened the scoring in the 24th minute and later added an assist. Trivante Stewart scored in the 40th minute, Guy Melamed in the 54th, Eitan Azulay in the 73rd and Niv Gabay in the 84th. Azulay also contributed an assist. Hapoel Tel Aviv’s lone goal came unrecognized in the provided details. Yellow cards were issued to Yinon Faingezicht in the 32nd minute, Tal Archel in the 43rd, Lisav Eissat in first-half stoppage time, Eitan Azulay in the 64th, Xande Silva in the 81st and Omri Altman in the 90th. Maccabi Haifa improved to 1-0 in league play and overall. Hapoel Tel Aviv fell to 0-1. Key performers included Xande Silva and Eitan Azulay with a goal and an assist each, while Niv Gabay, Guy Melamed and Trivante Stewart each scored once. Lisav Eissat, Tal Archel, Omri Altman and Yinon Faingezicht each recorded an assist.