Maccabi Haifa rallies past Hapoel Jerusalem with four goals

JERUSALEM (Interstat) — Visiting Maccabi Haifa scored four unanswered goals after conceding early and beat Hapoel Jerusalem 4-1 on Monday at Teddi Malcha Stadium. Andrew Idoko put Hapoel Jerusalem ahead in the 26th minute, finishing a Christ Tiehi assist. Andrija Novakovich equalized in the 40th for Maccabi Haifa, then P. Brazao made it 2-1 in the 44th. Kenji Gorre extended the lead in the 67th, and substitute Guy Melamed added a fourth in the 77th. Bruninho provided two assists for Maccabi Haifa, while Novakovich also assisted on one goal. Yellow cards went to Hapoel Jerusalem’s E. Chilufya and I. Madmon and Maccabi Haifa’s Novakovich and K. Saief. Hapoel Jerusalem made substitutions in the 52nd, 61st and 69th minutes, while Maccabi Haifa changed players in the 72nd, 76th and 82nd. Maccabi Haifa led 4-1 after the 77th minute. Maccabi Haifa improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Hapoel Jerusalem dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall.