JERUSALEM. Beitar Jerusalem bested Ashdod to win 2-1. A goal from E. Mamatah was decisive in the 90min. It was Beitar Jerusalem to strike first with a goal of Ion Nicolaescu at the 26′. Then T. Adi scored again for Beitar Jerusalem in the 40′ minute. Eventually, E. Mamatah reduced the distance for Ashdod (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Ashdod was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Idan Layba with the support of Yossi Babayof and Snir Weintraub. The 4th official was Refael Geva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 4 Total 9
- 2 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 137
- 68 Dangerous attack 92
- 67 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Ashdod had a superior ball possession 61% while Beitar Jerusalem was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ashdod was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Beitar Jerusalem succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Ashdod shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (Avishay Cohen and Grigori Morozov). Regarding the opposition, Ashdod received 1 yellow card (N. Sabag).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Beitar Jerusalem will have 30 points like Maccabi Netanya to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Ashdod will stay with 26 points like Hapoel Hadera to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away against Bnei Sakhnin on the 11th of March with a 15-13 head to head stats in favor of Bnei Sakhnin (14 draws).
Ashdod will play away agasint Maccabi Netanya on the 10th of March with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Netanya (8 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: João Miguel Macedo Silva, Orel Dgani, Grigori Morozov, Sergei Borodin, Ori Dahan, Danilo Moreno Asprilla, Adi Tamir, Trazie Thomas Zai, Avishay Cohen, Yarden Shua and Ion Nicolăescu.
The home team had on the bench: Bar Cohen, Adi Menachem Yona, Imoh Fred Friday, Maksim Grechkin, Or Zahavi, Ilay Madmon, Itamar Israeli, Amit Cohen and Meron Tal.
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 4 changes: Y. Shua for Michael Ohana (69′), Y. Shua for Bar Cohen (70′), D. Moreno for Adi Menachem Yona (77′) and Ion Nicolaescu for Imoh Fred Friday (88′).
Ashdod – Formation
Ran Ben Shimon played with: Yoav Pini Gerafi, Tom Ben-Zaken, Nenad N. Cvetković, Gil Cohen, Naor Sabag, Elad Shahaf, David Cuperman Coifman, Zohar Zasno, Shalev Harash, Mohammad Kna’an and Roei Ben Shimon.
These were the players on the bench: Montari Kamaheni, Ebenezer Mamatah, Michael Ohana, Ya’akov Berihon, Elton Acolatse, Shavit Mazal, Shaked Shlomo Hakmon, Sahar Hasson and Jordan Sebban.
Substitutions
Ashdod made 3 changes: D. Cuperman for Montari Kamaheni (46′), R. Ben Shimon for Ebenezer Mamatah (46′) and Z. Zasno for Jacob Barihon (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Hapoel Katamon – 0-0
- Beitar Jerusalem – Ashdod – 2-1
- Maccabi Haifa – Ironi Kiryat Shmona – 2-0
- Bnei Sakhnin – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 1-1
- Sektzia Nes Tziona – Hapoel Haifa – 0-2