KIRYAT-SHMONA. Ironi Kiryat Shmona bounces back against Maccabi Netanya with 2 goals from L. Rotman from a goal on the 25′ and a goal on the 14′.

The match was played at the Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium stadium in Kiryat-Shmona on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Odeh Na’al who had the assistance of Igor Shilnikov and Omer Barbiro. The 4th official was Majed Rushrush. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

2 - 2

Maccabi Netanya

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 5 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 64 Attack 56
  • 52 Dangerous attack 30
  • 96 Ball safe 159
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Ironi Kiryat Shmona was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Maccabi Netanya that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ironi Kiryat Shmona had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ironi Kiryat Shmona to win the match​.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Netanya shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ironi Kiryat Shmona received 1 yellow card (Gian Martins). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Netanya received 4 yellow cards (S. Konstantini, I. Zlatanović, Y. Sadeh and O. Gandelman).

Also, Maccabi Netanya didn’t end the match with 11 players after Y. Sadeh (Maccabi Netanya) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).

Match Timeline

14'
L. Rotman(goal)
25'
L. Rotman(goal)
Gian Martins(goal)
34'
45'
Shay Konstantini- Yellow
Nir Drori- sub ->Z. Morgan
46'
49'
49'
I. Zlatanović- Yellow
Gian Martins- Yellow
52'
56'
Y. Sadeh- Yellow
57'
B. Enow- sub ->A. Avraham
57'
K. Jaber- sub ->S. Konstantini
62'
62'
64'
67'
74'
A. Salman- sub ->S. Bilenkyi
Marlon- sub ->S. Sebai
76'
76'
I. Ben Shabat- sub ->O. Benbenishti
78'
Y. Sadeh(yellowred)
86'

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 encounter, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will have 21 points like Maccabi Bnei Raina to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Maccabi Netanya will have 37 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will play away against Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 12th of March with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (10 draws).

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).

Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Formation

The manager Slobodan Drapić decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Ironi Kiryat Shmona made 5 changes: Z. Morgan for Nir Drori (46′), S. Bar On for Ivan Bakhar (67′), S. Sebai for Marlon (76′), O. Benbenishti for Itay Ben Shabat (76′) and Itamar Shviro for Timoti Muzi (86′).

Maccabi Netanya – Formation

Ran Kozuch played with: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: A. Avraham for Boris Takang (57′), S. Konstantini for Karem Jaber (57′), E. Azulay for Omri Gandelman (62′), O. Bilu for Patrick Twumasi (62′) and S. Bilenkyi for Ahmad Ebraheim (74′).

Results of the day

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