Maccabi Haifa overcomes Beitar Jerusalem 4-1

JERUSALEM. Maccabi Haifa had a comfortable win over Beitar Jerusalem.

By
Mark Hall
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Maccabi Haifa overcomes Beitar Jerusalem 4-1

JERUSALEM. Maccabi Haifa had a smooth win over Beitar Jerusalem. Maccabi Haifa scored with F. Pierrot (28′), O. Atzili (56′), A. Seck (79′) and R. Gershon (83′). On the other side, I. Nicolaescu (45′) scored for Beitar Jerusalem.

The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Beitar Jerusalem

1 - 4

Team 1

Maccabi Haifa

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 9
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 78 Attack 94
  • 66 Dangerous attack 81
  • 74 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Beitar Jerusalem was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Maccabi Haifa that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Haifa had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.​

Beitar Jerusalem shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Beitar Jerusalem received 1 yellow card (J. Mejias). On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa received 3 yellow cards (S. Menahem, M. Abu Fani and P. Cornud).

Match Timeline

22'
S. Menachem- Yellow
28'
F. Pierrot(goal)N. Lavi
38'
45'
D. David- Yellow
46'
P. Cornud- sub ->O. Arad
46'
46'
45'
56'
63'
61'
P. Cornud- Yellow
66'
75'
79'
Abdoulaye Seck(goal)
81'
R. Gershon- sub ->D. David
83'
R. Gershon(goal)
85'
89'
L. Mizrachi- sub ->D. Moreno
89'
M. Tal- sub ->I. Nicolăescu
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Hapoel Haifa
41
7
Maccabi Haifa
81
10
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
74
10
Beitar Jerusalem
40
7
Maccabi Tel Aviv
73
10
Hapoel Tel Aviv
37
7
Maccabi Netanya
45
10
Bnei Sakhnin
37
7
Hapoel Katamon
45
10
Maccabi Bnei Raina
35
7
Hapoel Hadera
34
7
Ashdod
43
10
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
32
7
Sektzia Nes Tziona
25
7

After this match, Beitar Jerusalem will stay with 10 points like Hapoel Tel Aviv to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa will have 27 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away against Hapoel Katamon on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (0 draws).

Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 13th of January with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Beitar Jerusalem – Formation

Beitar Jerusalem
G
Itamar Israeli 22.Israel
D
O. Dgani 4.Israel
D
M. Grechkin 3.Israel
D
Josua Mejías 77.Venezuela
66'
M
Danilo Asprilla 70.Colombia
89'
M
O. Kriaf 24.Israel
M
Amit Cohen 28.Israel
75'
M
T. Thomas 80.Ivory Coast
M
I. Madmon 15.Israel
63'
M
Ion Nicolaescu 98.Moldova
89' Goals45'
F
Y. Shua 7.Israel
89'
Substitutes
Shay Izan 18.Israel
89'
L. Mizrachi 27.Israel
89'
M. Tal 29.Israel
89'
O. Dahan 20.Israel
G
Nethanel Daloya 1.Israel
D
A. Yona 21.Israel
M
B. Cohen 10.Israel
63'
M
E. Guerrero 39.Panama
75'
F
A. Cohen 2.Israel

The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Beitar Jerusalem made 4 changes: I. Madmon for B. Cohen (63′), A. Cohen for E. Guerredo (75′), D. Moreno for S. L. Ayzen (90′) and I. Nicolaescu for M. Tal (90′).

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

Maccabi Haifa
G
Josh Cohen 44.United States
D
Shon Goldberg 3.Israel
85'
D
S. Menachem 12.Israel
46' 22'
D
Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal
Goals79'
D
Arad Ofri 15.Israel
46'
M
R. Meir 22.Israel
M
Neta Lavi 6.Israel
M
Mohammed Abu Fani 16.Israel
38'
F
M. Tchibota 11.Republic of the Congo
46'
F
D. David 21.Israel
81' 45'
F
F. Pierrot 9.Haiti
Goals28'
Substitutes
G
R. Mishpati 90.Israel
D
P. Cornud 27.France
46' 61'
D
R. Gershon 55.Israel
81' Goals83'
M
Tjaronn Chery 10.Suriname
46'
M
A. Muhammad 4.Niger
M
M. Levi 33.Israel
M
I. Eliyahu 36.Israel
F
O. Atzili 7.Israel
46' Goals56'
F
Nikita Rukavytsya 13.Australia
85'

Barak Bakhar played with: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: O. Arad for T. Chery (46′), S. Menahem for P. Cornud (46′), M. Tchibota for O. Atzili (46′) and D. David for R. Gershon (80′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.​