Maccabi Bnei Raina beats Sektzia Nes Tziona 3-2 with 3 goals from M. Koszta

NAZARETH ILLIT. Maccabi Bnei Raina defeated Sektzia Nes Tziona 3-2 thanks to M. Koszta who scored in the 18th, 69th and 88th minute.

David Brown

March 5, 2023

NAZARETH ILLIT. Maccabi Bnei Raina overcame Sektzia Nes Tziona 3-2 thanks to M. Koszta who scored in the 18th, 69th and 88th minute.

O. Ben Harush received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sektzia Nes Tziona lost the match.

O. Khalaila missed a penalty (90′) for Maccabi Bnei Raina.

The match was played at the Green Stadium stadium in Nazareth Illit on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time.

Match Statistics

Maccabi Bnei Raina

3 - 2

Sektzia Nes Tziona

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

10 Total 11
6 On Target 5
4 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 0

130 Attack 111
46 Dangerous attack 29
105 Ball safe 114

2 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5

Fouls

1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Maccabi Bnei Raina was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sektzia Nes Tziona that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Bnei Raina was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Bnei Raina won the match.

Maccabi Bnei Raina shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sektzia Nes Tziona shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Maccabi Bnei Raina received 1 yellow card (N. Bardea). On the opposite side, Sektzia Nes Tziona received 2 yellow cards (M. Siroshtein and O. Ben Harush).

Also, Sektzia Nes Tziona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after O. Ben Harush (Sektzia Nes Tziona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

16'

M. Koszta(goal)

18'

M. Usman(goal)

25'

40'

45'

47'

A. Rabah- sub ->Abdallah Jaber

60'

65'

M. Koszta(goal)A. Abed

69'

Yaniv Brik- sub ->Anicet

70'

79'

Uri Magbo- sub ->M. Siroshtein

79'

L. Tsana- sub ->Ari Moura

L. Halaf- sub ->S. Azulay

82'

M. Koszta(penalty)

88'

90'

L. Tsana- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Maccabi Bnei Raina will have 21 points like Ironi Kiryat Shmona to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Sektzia Nes Tziona will stay with 17 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Bnei Raina will play away with Hapoel Katamon on the 10th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Katamon (0 draws).

Sektzia Nes Tziona will host Hapoel Hadera on the 10th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Hadera (3 draws).

Maccabi Bnei Raina – Formation

Maccabi Bnei Raina

Arie Yanko 22.Israel

E. Khutaba 29.Israel

Lukas Spendlhofer 13.Austria

Abdallah Jaber 14.Palestine

60'

Nir Bardea 55.Israel

47'

Anicet Abel 58.Madagascar

70'

Richard Boateng 8.Ghana

A. Meir 33.Israel

Ahmad Abed 7.Israel

70'

S. Azulay 9.Israel

82'

M. Koszta 19.Hungary

18', 69', 88'

Substitutes

M. Abu Nil 53.Israel

A. Rabah 27.Israel

60'

M. Shalata 10.Israel

70'

Yaniv Brik 16.Israel

70'

L. Halaf 17.Israel

82'

Ali Abbas 6.Israel

Dolev Azrual 12.Israel

Namir Aga 23.Israel

Osama Khalaila 11.Israel

60'

The manager Sharon Mimer decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Bnei Raina made 4 changes: Abdallah Jaber for Ashraf Rabah (60′), S. Azulay for Osama Khalaila (60′), A. Abed for Levan Kutalia (65′) and Anicet for Yaniv Brik (70′).