Maccabi Tel Aviv conquers Maccabi Netanya 2-0 on Saturday

PETAH TIKVA. Maccabi Tel Aviv conquers Maccabi Netanya with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Biton (31') and a goal from E. Zahavi (38').

Mark Hall

March 19, 2023

PETAH TIKVA. Maccabi Tel Aviv defeats Maccabi Netanya with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Biton (31′) and a goal from E. Zahavi (38′). Maccabi Tel Aviv took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

Also, Maccabi Netanya had 2 players sent off: Raz Shlomo (45′ for a red card) and R. Kozuk (80′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Stadium stadium in Petah Tikva on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Maccabi Tel Aviv

2 - 0

Maccabi Netanya

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

19 Total 3
13 On Target 1
6 Off Target 2
0 Shots blocked 0

102 Attack 60
56 Dangerous attack 25
80 Ball safe 98

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 0

Fouls

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

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Maccabi Tel Aviv had a superior ball possession 59% while Maccabi Netanya was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Tel Aviv was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Tel Aviv won the match.

Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 19 times, 13 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Netanya shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Maccabi Tel Aviv received 2 yellow cards (O. Davidzada and D. Biton). Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Netanya received 2 yellow cards (B. Enow and Plamen Galabov).

Also, Maccabi Netanya didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

Ofir Davidzada- Yellow

12'

29'

B. Enow- Yellow

D. Biton(goal)

31'

Eran Zahavi(goal)Dan Biton

38'

R. Shlomo- Red

45'

64'

65'

D. Turgeman- sub ->Đ. Jovanović

65'

67'

A. Avraham- sub ->E. Azulay

67'

L. Rotman- sub ->O. Bilu

D. Biton- Yellow

68'

72'

87'

A. Salman- sub ->P. Twumasi

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have 52 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Netanya will stay with 37 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play away with Ashdod on the 19th of May with a 24-6 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (11 draws).

Maccabi Netanya will play away agasint Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 19th of May with a 14-12 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (6 draws).

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Daniel Peretz 1.Israel

Ofir Davidzada 27.Israel

72'

12'

Enric Saborit 4.Spain

90'

André Geraldes 28.Portugal

D. Luckassen 25.Netherlands

Dor Peretz 42.Israel

Dan Glazer 6.Israel

D. Biton 10.Israel

72'

68'

31'

Parfait Guiagon 18.Ivory Coast

65'

Eran Zahavi 7.Israel

38'

Djordje Jovanovic 99.Serbia

65'

Substitutes

T. Alon 50.Israel

M. Kandil 30.Israel

72'

S. Piven 31.Israel

90'

A. Rikan 22.Israel

65'

R. Ilie 11.Romania

72'

Gabi Kanichowsky 16.Israel

D. Turgeman 32.Israel

65'

Y. Cohen 24.Israel

M. Hozez 77.Israel

The manager Aitor Karanka de la Hoz decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Tel Aviv made 4 changes: P. Guiagon for Avi Rikan (65′), Đ. Jovanović for Dor Turgeman (65′), D. Biton for Maor Kandil (72′) and O. Davidzada for Rareş Ilie (72′).