NETANYA. Maccabi Netanya bested Maccabi Tel Aviv to win 2-1. A goal from E. Zahavi was decisive in the 87min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Maccabi Netanya to strike first with a goal of L. Rotman at the 57′. Then P. Twumasi scored again for Maccabi Netanya in the 82′ minute. Eventually, E. Zahavi reduced the distance for Maccabi Tel Aviv (87′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Winner Stadium stadium in Netanya on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Odeh Na’al with the support of Omer Barbiro and Orpaz Hay Hen. The 4th official was Snir Levi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 98
- 39 Dangerous attack 65
- 91 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Maccabi Netanya was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Maccabi Netanya managed to find the solution to win this match.
Maccabi Netanya shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Netanya received 3 yellow cards (S. Konstantini, I. Zlatanović and Y. Sadeh). On the other side, Maccabi Tel Aviv received 5 yellow cards (O. Davidzada, P. Guiagon, Dan Glazer, and D. Luckassen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Maccabi Netanya will have 30 points like Beitar Jerusalem to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv will stay with 45 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Netanya will host Ashdod on the 10th of March with a 19-10 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Netanya (8 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Katamon on the 4th of March with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (0 draws).
Maccabi Netanya – Formation
The manager Ran Kozuch decided to play with the following team: Itamar Nitzan, Patrick Twumasi, Igor Zlatanović, Plamen Galabov, Shay Haim Konstantini, Raz Shlomo, Aviv Avraham, Nassim Ouammou, Liran Rotman, Boris Enow Takang and Omri Gandelman.
The home team had on the bench: Yuval Sadeh, Ethane Azoulay, Stanislav Bilenkiy, Ido Vayer, Oz Bilu, Amir Berkovits, Raz Carmi, Naftali Balay and Ahmad Ebraheim.
Substitutions
Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: Plamen Galabov for Yuval Sadeh (51′), A. Avraham for Stanislav Bilenky (70′), I. Zlatanović for Ethane Azoulay (70′), L. Rotman for O. Bilu (79′) and S. Konstantini for Ido Vayer (79′).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Aitor Karanka de la Hoz played with: Daniel Peretz, Ofir Davidzada, Enric Saborit Teixidor, André Geraldes de Barros, Derrick Luckassen, Dor Peretz, Dan Leon Glazer, Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky, Parfait Guiagon, Eran Zahavi and Đorđe Jovanović.
They had on the bench: Matan Hozez, Rareş Ilie, Eyal Golasa, Joris van Overeem, Sheran Yeini, Avraham Rikan, Dor Turgeman, Or Yitzhak and Nir Bitton.
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 3 changes: P. Guiagon for Rareş Ilie (62′), Gavriel Kanichowsky for Matan Baltaxa (62′) and Dan Glazer for Eyal Golasa (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.