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
- 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
Standings
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
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′).
Sektzia Nes Tziona – Formation
Shlomi Dora played with: .
Substitutions
Sektzia Nes Tziona made only 1 change substituting M. Usman Edu for Ilay Trost (40′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Katamon – 1-2
- Maccabi Bnei Raina – Sektzia Nes Tziona – 3-2
- Hapoel Hadera – Hapoel Be’er Sheva – 0-3
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Maccabi Netanya – 2-2
- Ashdod – Bnei Sakhnin – 1-1