JERUSALEM. Maccabi Haifa topped Hapoel Katamon to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Maccabi Haifa to strike first with a goal of Abdoulaye Seck at the 34′. Then Dia Saba scored again for Maccabi Haifa in the 37′ minute. Eventually, Cedric reduced the distance for Hapoel Katamon (44′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Maccabi Haifa made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Igal Frid with the help of Mati Yacobov and Roei Hassan. The 4th official was Niv Steif. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.16 degrees Celsius or 66.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 2 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 72 Attack 85
- 48 Dangerous attack 66
- 77 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 57% while Hapoel Katamon was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Hapoel Katamon shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Katamon received 1 yellow card (Ondřej Bačo). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa received 1 yellow card (Itamar Nitzan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hapoel Katamon stays with 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa has 3 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Katamon will host Hapoel Petah Tikva on the 8th of March with a 0-0 head to head.
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 25th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Haifa (1 draw).
Hapoel Katamon – Formation
Hapoel Katamon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ziv Arie decided to play with the following team: Adebayo Adeleye, Eloge Yao, Ondřej Bačo, Shahar Piven, Ofek Nadir, Nadav Aviv Niddam, Tomer Altman, Awka Ashta, Matan Hozez, Cedric and Ofek Biton.
The home team had on the bench: Amit Glazer, Or Roizman, Omer Agvadish, Aynao Prada, Yorai Maliac, Itay Zada, Capita, Maksim Grechkin and Nadav Zamir.
Substitutions
Hapoel Katamon made 5 changes: Awka Ashta for Itay Zada (75′), Nadav Aviv Niddam for Capita (63′), Tomer Altman for Aynao Prada (63′), Shahar Piven for Amit Glazer (81′) and Matan Hozez for Or Roizman (75′).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Messay Dego played with: Itamar Nitzan, Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Lior Refaelov, Ali Mohamed, Dia Saba, Tjaronn Chery, Anan Khalaili and Dean David.
They had on the bench: Show, Dolev Haziza, Goni Naor, Erik Shuranov, Maor Kandil, Mahmoud Jaber, Hamza Shibli, Shareef Keouf and Lorenco Šimić.
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: Lior Refaelov for Dolev Haziza (62′), Anan Khalaili for Mahmoud Jaber (62′), Dia Saba for Erik Shuranov (75′), Ali Mohamed for Show (81′) and Dean David for Hamza Shibli (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.