Maccabi Haifa clutches a 2-1 win against Ashdod

ASHDOD. Maccabi Haifa topped Ashdod to win 2-1. A penalty from O. Atzili was decisive in the 89min.

April 24, 2023

ASHDOD. Maccabi Haifa conquered Ashdod to win 2-1. A penalty from O. Atzili was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Maccabi Haifa to strike first with a goal of Dean David at the 78′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. Atzili gave the win to Maccabi Haifa in the 89′ minute with a penalty. Maccabi Haifa was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Ashdod

1 - 2

Maccabi Haifa

! 33 Ball Possession 67

Shots

5 Total 12
1 On Target 2
4 Off Target 10
0 Shots blocked 0

96 Attack 138
19 Dangerous attack 56
111 Ball safe 102

0 Penalties 1
2 Corners 4

Fouls

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

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 67% while Ashdod was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Haifa was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the contest.

Ashdod shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Ashdod received 2 yellow cards (S. Mazal and Yoav Gerafi). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

E. Mamatah- sub ->A. Mugeese

24'

Shavit Mazal- Yellow

42'

45'

A. Levi- sub ->Elton Acolatse

54'

R. Levy- sub ->T. Ben-Zaken

54'

57'

A. Muhammad- sub ->M. Jaber

Itzhak Asefa- sub ->J. Sebban

74'

S. Harush- sub ->S. Mazal

74'

77'

D. David- sub ->F. Pierrot

78'

D. David(goal)M. Tchibota

A. Levi(goal)R. Levy

83'

89'

90'

G. Naor- sub ->S. Mazal

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Ashdod will stay with 40 points like Beitar Jerusalem to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa will have 75 points to remain in the 1st 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 stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (12 draws).

Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 19th of May with a 2-2 head to head record.

Ashdod – Formation

Ashdod

Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel

45'

T. Ben Zaken 15.Israel

54'

T. Awany 4.Uganda

Nenad Cvetkovic 5.Serbia

M. Kamaheni 13.Ghana

N. Sabag 55.Israel

J. Sebban 97.France

90'

E. Shahaf 36.Israel

Shavit Mazal 17.Israel

90'

42'

Elton Acolatse 11.Netherlands

54'

Zakaria Mugeese 26.Ghana

24'

Substitutes

S. Hasson 41.Israel

S. Hakmon 24.Israel

R. Levy 28.Israel

54'

S. Harush 9.Israel

74'

Itzhak Asefa 98.Israel

74'

Y. Berihon 77.Israel

E. Mamatah 18.Ghana

24'

A. Levi 19.Israel

54'

83'

R. Ben Shimon 21.Israel

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

Substitutions

Ashdod made 6 changes: A. Mugeese for Ebenezer Mamatah (24′), Elton Acolatse for Adir Levi (54′), T. Ben-Zaken for Roei Levy (54′), Elton Acolatse for Itzhak Asefa (73′), S. Mazal for Goni Naor (90′) and J. Sebban for Dylan Batubinsika (90′).