On january 2017
Maccabi Petah Tikva defeated Maccabi Haifa (0-2) in the eighth round of the Israel State Cup. Carlos Cuéllar’s team started the year the same way they ended 2016, with a win. Melamed opened the scoring just before the break, and Adamovic’s goal in the added time secured the win for the visitors.
Maccabi Haifa -the current champions- were knocked out by Maccabi Petah Tikva, with Cuéllar still unavailable. Again a thoroughly professional performance from Kobi Refua's side, who now await the draw for the next round of the competition.
This 0-2 against Maccabi Haifa means the 3th consecutive win in all competitions for Maccabi Petah Tikva. Carlos Cuéllar’s team will play against Bnei Sakhnin on Tuesday, in a game valid for the 17th round of League.
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