PETACH-TIKVA. Beitar Jerusalem prevailed over Hapoel Hadera to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Beitar Jerusalem to strike first with a goal of Fred Friday at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 21′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Avishay Cohen gave the win to Beitar Jerusalem in the 44′ minute with a goal. Beitar Jerusalem took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
K. Šturm received a red card (45′). This red card was one of the reason why Hapoel Hadera lost the match.
The match was played at the HaMoshava Stadium stadium in Petach-Tikva on Sunday and it started at 8:15 pm local time.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 11 Total 5
- 6 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 95
- 72 Dangerous attack 79
- 96 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Beitar Jerusalem was in firm control of the ball 60% while Hapoel Hadera was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Hadera was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Beitar Jerusalem found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Hadera shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Beitar Jerusalem received 1 yellow card (O. Kriaf). On the other side, Hapoel Hadera received 1 yellow card (R. Barsky).
Also, Hapoel Hadera didn’t end the match with 11 players after K. Šturm (Hapoel Hadera) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Beitar Jerusalem will have 40 points like Ashdod to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Hadera will stay with 31 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away with Ironi Kiryat Shmona on the 5th of May with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (12 draws).
Hapoel Hadera will host Hapoel Tel Aviv on the 12th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (4 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
69'
60'
12'
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 3 changes: D. Moreno for T. Zai (69′), D. Azaria for Bar Cohen (69′) and Avishay Cohen for L. Mizrachi (74′).
Hapoel Hadera – Formation
Hapoel Hadera
45'
Menahem Koretski played with: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Hadera made 6 changes: R. Unger for Tomer Mahluf (46′), S. Fadida for Albert Ejupi (67′), R. Barsky for Elad Madmon (67′), P. Ipole for Niv Gutlib (81′), S. Alfred for Stav Nachmani (82′) and R. Unger for Adi Menachem Yona (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
