Ashdod defeats Maccabi Netanya 3-2

ASHDOD. Ashdod overcome Maccabi Netanya.

April 2, 2023

ASHDOD. Ashdod defeated Maccabi Netanya. Maccabi Netanya lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Refael Geva. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Ashdod

3 - 2

Maccabi Netanya

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

11 Total 13
8 On Target 6
3 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 0

79 Attack 99
34 Dangerous attack 58
86 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 6

Fouls

3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Maccabi Netanya was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ashdod was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Netanya was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Ashdod was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Ashdod shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Maccabi Netanya shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Ashdod received 3 yellow cards (Elton Acolatse, Timothy Dennis Awany and M. Kna’an). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Netanya received 2 yellow cards (B. Enow and A. Avraham).

Match Timeline

20'

35'

39'

37'

42'

O. Bilu- sub ->A. Avraham

Ya'akov Berihon- sub ->A. Mugeese

53'

Timothy Dennis Awanyi- Yellow

56'

Roei Levy- sub ->S. Harash

68'

Y. Sadeh- sub ->Plamen Galabov

Jordan Sebban- sub ->Elton Acolatse

68'

72'

I. Zlatanović- sub ->L. Rotman

Ya'akov Berihon(goal)M. Kna\'an

73'

78'

N. Belay- sub ->B. Enow

Adir Levi- sub ->Elad Shahaf

81'

Shavit Mazal- sub ->M. Kna\'an

81'

Mohammad Kna'an- Yellow

81'

89'

I. Zlatanović(penalty)

90'

Y. Sadeh- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Ashdod will have 39 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Netanya will stay with 37 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ashdod will host Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 19th of May with a 24-6 head to head record 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 record in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (6 draws).

Ashdod – Formation

Ashdod

Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel

Timothy Dennis Awanyi 4.Uganda

56'

Nenad Cvetkovic 5.Serbia

Montari Kamaheni 13.Ghana

Z. Zasno 16.Israel

Shalev Harash 9.Israel

68'

N. Sabag 55.Israel

73'

Mohammad Kna'an 10.Israel

81'

Elad Shahaf 36.Israel

81'

E. Acolatse 11.Netherlands

68'

Zakaria Mugeese 26.Ghana

53'

Substitutes

Sahar Hasson 41.Israel

Shaked Shlomo Hakmon 24.Israel

Ya'akov Berihon 77.Israel

53'

73'

Roei Levy 28.Israel

68'

Jordan Sebban 97.France

68'

Shavit Mazal 17.Israel

81'

Itzhak Asefa 98.Israel

Adir Levi 19.Israel

81'

Ebenezer Mamatah 18.Ghana

The manager Ran Ben Shimon decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Ashdod made 4 changes: A. Mugeese for Jacob Barihon (53′), Elton Acolatse for Jordan Sebban (70′), M. Kna’an for Roy Korine (79′) and Elad Shahaf for Naftali Balay (79′).

Maccabi Netanya – Formation

Maccabi Netanya

I. Nitzan 1.Israel

Plamen Galabov 25.Bulgaria

68'

35'

K. Jaber 26.Israel

N. Ouammou 42.France

Aviv Avraham 15.Israel

42'

39'

37'

B. Enow 8.Cameroon

78'

20'

Omri Gandelman 6.Israel

Patrick Twumasi 27.Ghana

S. Bilenkyi 22.Ukraine

Ethane Azoulay 99.Israel

L. Rotman 54.Israel

78'

Substitutes

R. Carmi 13.Israel

Y. Sadeh 12.Israel

68'

90'

Shay Konstantini 7.Israel

N. Belay 16.Israel

78'

A. Berkovits 10.Israel

O. Bilu 9.Israel

42'

I. Zlatanović 11.Serbia

72'

89'

R. Korine 77.Israel

78'

A. Salman 20.Israel

Ran Kozuch played with: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Netanya made 4 changes: A. Avraham for O. Bilu (41′), Plamen Galabov for Jordan Sebban (70′), B. Enow for Yuval Sadeh (72′) and L. Rotman for Igor Zlatanović (72′).