Wednesday's main events
Israeli teams win soccer, basketball finals; Maccabiah results and events in wide range of sports, medals count updated daily
SOCCER (FOOTBALL)
Israel’s men’s soccer team took home the gold Wednesday evening after beating the U.S. 2-0.
“The tournament was very good and played at a high level,” team coach Zeev Zeltzer said. “It was great to see so many good athletes on the field.”
Mexico won the bronze after Brazil was disqualified when one of its players shoved a judge in an earlier round.
The Brazilian team has decided to stay in Israel, despite the discipline committee’s decision not to reverse its ruling.
BASKETBALL
Israel’s basketball team won the gold after beating France 89-67 in front 1,000 fans in Raanana.
The Maccabiah closing ceremony is set to take place Thursday evening at the Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem.
Basketball Finals (Men)
Israel-France, 89-67
Places 3-4
USA-Australia, 94-63
Basketball Masters Final (Men)
Israel-USA, 73-69
Places 3-4
Canada-Australia, 77-47
Cricket (Finals)
South Africa-Australia, 357-140
Places 3-4
Britain -Israel, 218-152
Field Hockey Finals (Women)
Netherlands-South Africa, 5-0
Places 3-4
USA-Australia, 3-2
Field Hockey Finals (Men)
Netherlands-South Africa, 5-1
Places 3-4
Australia-Israel, 4-0
Football (Soccer) Finals (Men)
Israel-USA, 2-0
Places 3-4
Mexico-Brazil, 3-0
Football (Soccer) Finals (Masters)
Argentina-USA, 3-0
Places 3-4
Brazil-Britain, 4-3
Netball Finals (Women)
Australia-South Africa, 64-37
Places 3-4
Britain-Israel, 47-15
Rugby Finals
South Africa-USA, 29-16
Places 3-4
Israel-Britain, 20-17
Softball Finals (Women)
USA-Argentina, 6-0
Softball Finals (Men)
USA-Canada, 9-2
Volleyball Finals (Men)
Israel-Ukraine, 3-0
Places 3-4
USA-Brazil, 3-2
Volleyball Finals (Women)
Israel-Brazil, 3-0
Places 3-4
USA-Mexico, 3-0
Water Polo Finals (Men)
Israel-USA, 5-4
Places 3-4
Canada-Brazil, 10-6
