NETANYA. Maccabi Tel Aviv snatched a late win Hapoel Haifa 1-0 after D. Jovanovic scored just 1 goal (90′). Maccabi Tel Aviv was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Winner Stadium stadium in Netanya on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Odeh Na’al who was helped by Roei Hassan and Orpaz Hay Hen. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 7 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 168 Attack 88
- 142 Dangerous attack 45
- 81 Ball safe 110
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Tel Aviv was in firm control of the ball 68% while Hapoel Haifa was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv was more aggressive with 142 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Tel Aviv won the match.
Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Hapoel Haifa shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (A. Rikan). On the opposite side, Hapoel Haifa received 4 yellow cards (A. Meir, L. Sardal, M. Kamara and D. Stiglec).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have 29 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Hapoel Haifa will stay with 12 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Katamon on the 3rd of March with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (0 draws).
Hapoel Haifa will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 24th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Katamon (1 draw).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Maccabi Tel Aviv
71'
60'
90'
The manager Vladimir Ivić decided to play with the following team: Daniel Peretz, Ofir Davidzada, Enric Saborit Teixidor, Derrick Luckassen, Maor Kandil, Eyal Golasa, Nir Bitton, Avraham Rikan, Oscar Gluh, Eran Zahavi and Đorđe Jovanović.
The home team had on the bench: Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky, Parfait Guiagon, Matan Hozez, Yonatan Cohen, Dor Peretz, Dan Leon Glazer, Joris van Overeem, Daniel Miller Tenenbaum and Sheran Yeini.
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 5 changes: E. Golasa for G. Kanichowsky (63′), O. Davidzada for M. Hozez (71′), O. Gloukh for P. Guiagon (71′), A. Rikan for D. Peretz (84′) and M. Kandil for Y. Cohen (84′).
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
Hapoel Haifa
Ronny Levy played with: Ohad Levita, Dor Malul, Dino Štiglec, Loai Taha, Constantinos Soteriou, Hanan Maman, Gidi Kanyuk, Liran Serdal, Kwame Quee, Glezer Tamir Itzhak and Mohammed Kamara.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Amit Meir, Eliel Peretz, Dudu Twito, Gal Arel, Itay Bogani, Ran Kadosh, Nichita Moțpan, Guy Mizrachi and Jubayer Bushnaq.
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: G. Kanyuk for A. Meir (29′), H. Maman for E. Peretz (87′), D. Stiglec for D. Twito (88′), M. Kamara for I. Buganim (90′) and T. Glazer for G. Arel (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Ashdod – Maccabi Netanya – 2-3
- Hapoel Hadera – Sektzia Nes Tziona – 0-0
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Haifa – 1-0
