zahavi strikes as maccabi tel-aviv make history published: thursday 12 december 2013, 20.51cet
maccabi tel-aviv fc 1-0 fc girondins de bordeaux
eran zahavi converted a 74th-minute penalty as the israeli champions extended their european campaign into the new year for the first time.
maccabi tel-aviv fc will play european football in the spring for the first time after sealing their place in the uefa europa league round of 32 with a 1-0 victory.
the israeli champions went into the game knowing a point against eliminated fc girondins de bordeaux would confirm progress from group f, but they were clearly unwilling to leave anything to chance. paulo sousa's side missed a host of chances, yet they were finally able to relax a little when eran zahavi converted a 74th-minute penalty, matthieu chalmé having caught munas dabbur with a high foot that also brought the defender a red card.
amid driving rain, both sides could perhaps be forgiven the leaden start, though bordeaux's experimental lineup eventually found a spring in their step as their young players sought to leave their mark. a more familiar name then came close to making a telling impression on 32 minutes, diego rolán springing the offside trap to meet a perfectly timed through ball, only for juan pablo to block at his feet.
maccabi tel-aviv, hitherto content to soak up pressure, now had their wake-up call and immediately stepped up a gear. barak itzhaki was their driving force, heading one chance over and another wide before half-time. soon after the restart, he went closer still, reacting quickest when maharan radi's free-kick was deflected but steering his effort just beyond a post.
by now, maccabi were camped in the bordeaux half, dominating possession if not creating many clear-cut opportunities. until, that is, chalmé's raised foot caught dabbur in the face and the referee pointed to the spot. zahavi duly converted as maccabi sealed second spot in group f and a place in monday's draw.
yardımcı hakemler: serhiy bekker (ukr), volodymyr volodin (ukr)
4. hakem: oleksandr korniyko (ukr)
çizgi hakemleri: yevhen aranovskiy (ukr), anatoliy abdula (ukr)
m. tel-aviv: juan pablo (gk), omri ben harush, gal alberman, eran zahavi (dk. 78 yoav ziv), maharan radi, barak itzhaki (dk. 66 nikola mitrović), munas dabbur, eytan tibi, sheran yeini (c), omri altman (dk. 73 tal ben haim), carlos garcía
yedekler: barak levi (gk), dor mikha, daniel einbinder, rade prica
teknik direktör: paulo sousa (por)
bordeaux: kevin olimpa (gk), vujadin savić, jérémie bréchet, fahid ben khalfallah, diego rolán, david bellion, hadi sacko, matthieu chalmé (c), marc planus, maxime poundjé, sessi d'almeida (dk. 75 theo pellenard)
yedekler: ažbe jug (gk), lucas orban, thomas touré, yoann barbet
teknik direktör: francis gillot (fra)
goller: 1-0 [penaltıdan ] eran zahavi dk. 74
sarı kartlar: dk. 52 barak itzhaki, dk. 65 eytan tibi (m. tel-aviv) dk. 79 fahid ben khalfallah (bordeaux)
kırmızı kartlar: dk. 8, 73 matthieu chalmé (c) (bordeaux)
