Hapoel Beer Sheva vs 19.08.26 19:002 – 1Full Time
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Match report
Hapoel Beer Sheva rally late to sink Sabah FA in Champions League play-off
Hapoel Beer Sheva came from behind to beat Sabah FA 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, a result built on a second-half turnaround after the visitors had led at the interval. The match was played at Superbet Arena - Giulesti under referee Davide Massa.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Sabah FA struck first when Veljko Simić converted an assist from Tymoteusz Puchacz in the sixth minute to put the away side ahead. Hapoel Beer Sheva responded before the break, with Javon East levelling matters in the 43rd minute to send the teams in level at 1-1 at half-time.
The decisive moment came in the second half when Igor Zlatanović, teed up by Eliel Peretz, put Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 ahead in the 79th minute, a lead the home side held onto until the final whistle. Hapoel Beer Sheva dominated territorially throughout, finishing with 68 percent possession and 15 shots to Sabah FA's eight, though both sides managed five shots on target.
Hapoel Beer Sheva picked up three yellow cards over the course of the contest, while Sabah FA collected none, reflecting the home side's greater involvement in duels across a game they controlled for long spells despite conceding first.
Eliel Peretz finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2, laying on the assist for Zlatanović's decisive late goal for Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Hapoel Beer Sheva's 68 percent share of possession underlined their control of the contest despite falling behind early on.
Hapoel Beer Sheva beat Sabah FA 2–1 (half-time 1–1).
Hapoel Beer Sheva met Sabah FA in the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Rapid-Giulesti Stadium. Referee: Davide Massa.
Team pages: Hapoel Beer Sheva · Sabah FA · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 6' Goal: Veljko Simić (assist: Tymoteusz Puchacz) — 0–1 · Watch Veljko Simić's goal video (6')
- 43' Goal: Javon East — 1–1 · Watch Javon East's goal video (43')
- 79' Goal: Igor Zlatanović (assist: Eliel Peretz) — 2–1 · Watch Igor Zlatanović's goal video (79')
Starting line-ups
Hapoel Beer Sheva (4-3-3)
Sabah FA (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Hapoel Beer Sheva 55%, the draw 27%, Sabah FA 18%. It finished Hapoel Beer Sheva 2–1 Sabah FA.
Hapoel Beer Sheva's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Hapoel Beer Sheva are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Hapoel Beer Sheva's 55%. The draw at 27% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Hapoel Beer Sheva at 55%?
Hapoel Beer Sheva sit 151 points higher on our strength rating — 1626 to 1474. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,710 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 63–26–11.
Why only 55%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 55% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and Sabah FA at 18%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Sabah FA win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.1 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,099. The goals environment adds 3.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sabah FA have gained 72 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,174 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Sabah FA have 20 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Hapoel Beer Sheva vs Sabah FA final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Veljko Simić's goal against Hapoel Beer Sheva (6').
- Watch Javon East's goal against Sabah FA (43').
- Watch Igor Zlatanović's goal against Sabah FA (79').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Hapoel Beer Sheva 2–1 Sabah FA. Explore more on the Hapoel Beer Sheva and Sabah FA team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.