HAIFA. Maccabi Tel Aviv topped Hapoel Haifa 3-1 thanks to I. Anthony who scored in the 11th and 79th minute. Maccabi Tel Aviv got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from I. Anthony (11′) and T. I. Ben Haim (47′). Hapoel Haifa tried to recover with a goal from L. Sardal (70′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by an own goal (79′) scored by I. Anthony for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Sunday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Liran Liani who had the assistance of Dudu Biton and Yossi Babayof. The 4th official was Erez Papir. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 9 Total 10
- 3 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 74
- 49 Dangerous attack 44
- 64 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Haifa was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Haifa was was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Maccabi Tel Aviv found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hapoel Haifa shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Haifa received 3 yellow cards (L. Sardal, B. Vahaba and N. Kapiloto). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv received 2 yellow cards (G. Kanichowsky and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hapoel Haifa will stay with 17 points to climb in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have 14 points like Hapoel Hadera to move up in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will play away against Maccabi Haifa on the 2nd of December with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (7 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Nazareth Illit on the 1st of December with a 0-0 head to head.
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
The manager Elisha Levy decided to play with the following team: O. Levita, N. Kapiloto, D. Malul, B. Vahaba, D. Twito, I. Anthony, H. Maman, K. Tapoko, L. Serdal, S. Fadida and A. Ožbolt.
The home team had on the bench: S. Touray, I. Boganim, N. Cohen, G. Arel, D. Altrovich, A. Kial, G. Mishpati, J. Bushnaq and T. Bomshtein.
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: B. Vahaba for I. Buganim (54′), K. Tapoko for S. Touray (54′), S. Fadida for G. Arel (69′), D. Malul for N. Cohen (69′) and H. Maman for D. Altrovich (86′).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Barak Itzhaki played with: Daniel Peretz, S. Yeini, Luis Hernández, Saborit, Geraldes, I. Nachmias, E. Golasa, G. Kanichowsky, T. Chaim, B. Kuwas and S. Perica.
The following players were sitting on the bench: E. Guerrero, A. Rikan, S. Piven-Bachtiar, E. Shamir, E. Almog, M. Hozez, O. Khalaila, O. Davidzada and O. Yitzhak.
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 3 changes: S. Perica for E. Guerrero (63′), T. I. Ben Haim for A. Rikan (80′) and E. Golasa for S. Piven (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.