PETACH-TIKVA. Maccabi Bnei Raina prevails over Beitar Jerusalem 1-0 after M. Koszta scored a penalty (55′). Beitar Jerusalem was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the HaMoshava Stadium stadium in Petach-Tikva on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 98
- 61 Dangerous attack 55
- 119 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Beitar Jerusalem was in firm control of the ball 62% while Maccabi Bnei Raina was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beitar Jerusalem was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Maccabi Bnei Raina was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Bnei Raina shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (Ion Nicolaescu and L. Mizrachi). On the other side, Maccabi Bnei Raina received 4 yellow cards (Abdallah Jaber, S. Borodin, A. Meir and Y. Brik).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Beitar Jerusalem will stay with 40 points like Ashdod to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Bnei Raina will have 35 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away with Ironi Kiryat Shmona on the 13th of May with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (12 draws).
Maccabi Bnei Raina will host Hapoel Haifa on the 13th of May with a 0-0 head to head record.
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 5 changes: Ion Nicolaescu for Danilo Moreno (70′), Amit Cohen for T. Zai (70′), Ion Nicolaescu for Grigory Morozov (70′), A. Yona for Nehoray Dabush (82′) and A. Yona for Meron Tal (87′).
Maccabi Bnei Raina – Formation
Sharon Mimer played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Bnei Raina made 3 changes: L. Halaf for Sambinha (57′), Márk Koszta for Osama Khalaila (79′) and S. Azulay for Mofleh Shalata (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Haifa – Sektzia Nes Tziona – 0-1
- Beitar Jerusalem – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 0-1
- Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Hadera – 2-3
- Hapoel Tel Aviv – Ironi Kiryat Shmona – 2-2