NETANYA. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Bnei Raina draw 1-1. Milson scored the first goal (45′) for Maccabi Tel Aviv. S. Azulay made it even (57′). Maccabi Tel Aviv was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Winner Stadium stadium in Netanya on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Snir Levi with the assistance of Idan Zoler and Orpaz Hay Hen. The 4th official was Dekel Tzino. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.34 degrees Celsius or 84.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 80
- 108 Dangerous attack 32
- 86 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a superior ball possession 69% while Maccabi Bnei Raina was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a more offensive attitude with 108 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Maccabi Tel Aviv to win the match.
Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Bnei Raina shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv received 2 yellow cards (Enric Saborit and Osher Davida). On the opposite side, Maccabi Bnei Raina received 6 yellow cards (Nemanja Ljubisavljević, Ashraf Rabah, Gad Amos, Eyad Khoteiba, Louis Chalaf and Henry Vaca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Maccabi Tel Aviv has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Bnei Raina has 3 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Katamon on the 19th of January with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (0 draws).
Maccabi Bnei Raina will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 23rd of February with a 1-1 head to head record.
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Maccabi Tel Aviv started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Robbie Keane decided to play with the following team: Roei Mashpati, Yvann Maçon, Nir Bitton, Derrick Luckassen, Ofir Davidzada, Joris van Overeem, Gabi Kanikovski, Yonatan Cohen, Dor Peretz, Milson and Eran Zahavi.
The home team had on the bench: Avishai Cohen, Roy Revivo, Enric Saborit, Idan Nachmias, Dor Turgeman, Dan Biton, Daniel Tenenbaum, Ido Shahar and Osher Davida.
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 5 changes: Gabi Kanikovski for Dan Biton (60′), Nir Bitton for Enric Saborit (74′), Yonatan Cohen for Osher Davida (61′), Dor Peretz for Dor Turgeman (80′) and Yvann Maçon for Avishai Cohen (80′).
Maccabi Bnei Raina – Formation
Maccabi Bnei Raina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Sharon Mimer played with: Gad Amos, Eyad Khoteiba, Sambinha, Nemanja Ljubisavljević, Abdallah Jaber, Henry Vaca, Roei Shukrani, Usman Mohammed, Márk Koszta, Shlomi Azulay and Qays Ghanem.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tarek Boshnak, Ali Abbas, Marwan Kabha, Louis Chalaf, Amit Meir, Basel Amer, Dor Elo, Maharan Gadir and Ashraf Rabah.
Substitutions
Maccabi Bnei Raina made 5 changes: Henry Vaca for Louis Chalaf (46′), Usman Mohammed for Marwan Kabha (69′), Shlomi Azulay for Amit Meir (76′), Qays Ghanem for Tarek Boshnak (77′) and Abdallah Jaber for Ashraf Rabah (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Katamon – 2-1
- Hapoel Haifa – Ashdod – 2-0
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 1-1
- Maccabi Netanya – Hapoel Petah Tikva – 4-1
- Maccabi Petah Tikva – Maccabi Haifa – 3-2