NAZARETH ILLIT. Maccabi Bnei Raina was capable to reverse the scoreline against Beitar Jerusalem to win 2-1. It was Beitar Jerusalem to strike first with a penalty of Yarden Shua at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sambinha gave the win to Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 56′ minute. Beitar Jerusalem lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Green Stadium stadium in Nazareth Illit on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was David Fuxman who was helped by Idan Yarkoni and Zeev Frenkel. The 4th official was Ohad Asulin. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.83 degrees Celsius or 89.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 4 Total 11
- 1 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 137
- 61 Dangerous attack 86
- 5 Ball safe 7
- 0 Penalties 2
- 2 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Beitar Jerusalem had a strong ball possession 58% while Maccabi Bnei Raina was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beitar Jerusalem was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Maccabi Bnei Raina managed to find the solution to win this match.
Maccabi Bnei Raina shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Bnei Raina received 2 yellow cards (Eyad Khoteiba and Nemanja Ljubisavljević). Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (Omer Korsia and Yarden Shua).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Maccabi Bnei Raina will have 6 points like Maccabi Petah Tikva to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem will stay with 2 points like Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Katamon to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Bnei Raina will play away with Hapoel Katamon on the 23rd of February with a 1-1 head to head record.
Beitar Jerusalem will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 26th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (1 draw).
Maccabi Bnei Raina – Formation
Maccabi Bnei Raina
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77'
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Maccabi Bnei Raina adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sharon Mimer decided to play with the following team: Gad Amos, Eyad Khoteiba, Sambinha, Nemanja Ljubisavljević, Abdallah Jaber, Roei Shukrani, Usman Mohammed, Freddy Enrique Vargas Piñero, Qays Ghanem, Shlomi Azulay and Márk Koszta.
The home team had on the bench: Tarek Boshnak, Daniel Moore, Marwan Kabha, Louis Chalaf, Amit Meir, Basel Amer, Ashraf Rabah, Osher Eliyahu, Omar Nahfawi and Ilay Mor.
Substitutions
Maccabi Bnei Raina made 5 changes: Márk Koszta for Louis Chalaf (68′), Shlomi Azulay for Tarek Boshnak (77′), Freddy Enrique Vargas Piñero for Amit Meir (84′), Abdallah Jaber for Ashraf Rabah (77′) and Usman Mohammed for Marwan Kabha (84′).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
Also Beitar Jerusalem adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Yosef Abukasis played with: Miguel Silva, Timothy Muzie, Orel Dgani, Ori Dahan, Li On Mizrahi, Adi Menachem Yona, Ofir Kriaf, Ismaila Soro, Mayron George, Fred Friday and Yarden Shua.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Deni Hočko, Dan Azaria, Yuval Ashkenazi, Dor Micha, Kim Zivat, Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon, Roy Sason and Amir Berkovich.
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 5 changes: Timothy Muzie for Omer Korsia (60′), Adi Menachem Yona for Dor Micha (67′), Mayron George for Yuval Ashkenazi (68′), Ori Dahan for Rom Alyagon (84′) and Ofir Kriaf for Amir Berkovich (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Katamon – Maccabi Netanya – 1-1
- Hapoel Petah Tikva – Hapoel Be’er Sheva – 1-0
- Maccabi Bnei Raina – Beitar Jerusalem – 2-1
- Hapoel Hadera – Hapoel Haifa – 1-2
- Ashdod – Maccabi Petah Tikva – 1-1
