HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa demolishes Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4-0 with goals of D. David (16′), M. Abu Fani (43′), T. Chery (65′) and O. Atzili (90′).
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Sunday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 136 Attack 133
- 92 Dangerous attack 64
- 112 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 55% while Ironi Kiryat Shmona was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona received 4 yellow cards (Z. Morgan, A. Habashi, A. Jaffer and G. Ben Lulu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Haifa will have 17 points like Hapoel Haifa to gain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will stay with 8 points like Ashdod to soar in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will play away against Hapoel Tel Aviv on the 28th of November with a 22-10 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Haifa (10 draws).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 27th of November with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (9 draws).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: D. David for B. Sahar (62′), T. Tawatha for S. Menachem (62′), M. Abu Fani for M. Levi (66′), R. Meir for R. Elimelech (79′) and T. Chery for Y. Ashkenazi (79′).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Formation
On the opposite side, Amir Nussbaum played with: .
Substitutions
Ironi Kiryat Shmona made 4 changes: M. Ferrier for G. Ben Lulu (72′), Y. Lugasi for A. Rochet (72′), R. Kehat for M. Shaker (87′) and I. Shviro for S. Desta (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Hadera – Hapoel Nazareth Illit – 0-0
- Maccabi Haifa – Ironi Kiryat Shmona – 4-0
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 1-1