Maccabi falls to Beitar 3:0 to open the season
(WorldNews Africa)

The Yellow & Blue opened their Israel Premier League Ligat Ha`Al season with a disappointing 3:0 loss to Beitar Jerusalem on Matchday 1 at the Netanya Stadium. Itay Shechter starred for the visitors as he put back his own missed penalty for the first goal and scored from the top of the box for his second marker with both strikes coming in the first half. Maccabi will now prepare in earnest for the 2nd leg of their Europa League Playoff Round tie against Altach on Thursday August 24th. Head Coach Jordi Cruyff`s Starting XI included Serbian keeper Predrag Rajikovic with a defensive quartet of Yuval...