NESS ZIONA. Maccabi Haifa had a surprising win over Sektzia Nes Tziona with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. David (22′) and a penalty scored by O. Atzili (58′). Maccabi Haifa was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Nes Tziona Stadium stadium in Ness Ziona on Sunday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Snir Levi who had the assistance of Rosti Telis and Avi Goldstein. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 6 Total 17
- 1 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 149
- 55 Dangerous attack 92
- 90 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 62% while Sektzia Nes Tziona was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the encounter.
Sektzia Nes Tziona shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sektzia Nes Tziona received 2 yellow cards (Aboubakar Keita and Omri Ben Harush). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa didn’t receive any yellow card.
Aboubakar Keita (Sektzia Nes Tziona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sektzia Nes Tziona will stay with 15 points like Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Maccabi Bnei Raina to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa will have 45 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Sektzia Nes Tziona will play away with Hapoel Katamon on the 18th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Katamon (0 draws).
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 15th of January with a 1-1 head to head record.
Sektzia Nes Tziona – Formation
Sektzia Nes Tziona
85'
66'
87'
The manager Nir Berckovich decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Sektzia Nes Tziona made 5 changes: Stav Israeli for Dor Kochav (46′), Ange-Freddy Plumain for Or Roizman (66′), Usman Mohammed for L. Tsana (81′), Levan Kutalia for Basam Zaarura (88′) and Levan Kutalia for Michael Siroshtein (90′).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
58'
Barak Bakhar played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: Dean David for Nikita Rukavytsya (31′), Dolev Haziza for Raz Meir (73′), Frantzdy Pierrot for Mavis Tchibota (73′) and Sun Menahem for Rami Gershon (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
