PETAH TIKVA. Maccabi Haifa prevailed over Hapoel Tel Aviv 3-1 thanks to O. Atzili who scored in the 45th and 90th minute. It was Hapoel Tel Aviv to score first with a goal from D. Einbinder. However, later Maccabi Haifa found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with O. Atzili (45′), D. David (47′) and O. Atzili (90′).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Stadium stadium in Petah Tikva on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 4 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 59 Attack 57
- 42 Dangerous attack 60
- 70 Ball safe 66
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 55% while Hapoel Tel Aviv was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the contest.
Hapoel Tel Aviv shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Tel Aviv received 3 yellow cards (S. Xulu, and ). Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa received 4 yellow cards (D. Haziza, A. Mohamed, S. Goldberg and M. Levi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hapoel Tel Aviv will stay with 15 points like Bnei Sakhnin to climb in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa will have 20 points to climb in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Tel Aviv will play away against Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 1st of December with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (5 draws).
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Haifa on the 2nd of December with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (7 draws).
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Formation
The manager Nir Klinger decided to play with the following team: E. Šetkus, S. Xulu, B. Bitton, S. Elias, D. Einbinder, S. Azulay II, Farley Rosa, D. Gruper, Y. Hofmeister, I. Vered and O. Davida.
The home team had on the bench: Lucio Maranhão, S. Azulay I, Y. Tomer, O. Biton, S. Izan, B. Tridovski, G. Diba, R. Twizer and I. Becker.
Substitutions
Hapoel Tel Aviv made 5 changes: F. Rosa for L. Soares (60′), I. Vered for S. Azulay (77′), L. Soares for Y. Tomer (77′), Y. Hofmeister for O. Biton (86′) and Y. Azulay Shlomy for S. Eisen (86′).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Barak Bakhar played with: J. Cohen, B. Planić, S. Goldberg, S. Menachem, T. Chery, R. Meir, A. Muhammad, D. Haziza, M. Abo Fani, B. Sahar and O. Atzili.
These were the players on the bench: José Rodríguez, D. David, M. Jaber, M. Levi, R. Gershon, G. Donyoh, O. Arad, T. Tawatha and R. Mishpati.
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: B. Sahar for J. Rodriguez (46′), R. Meir for D. David (46′), T. Chery for M. Jaber (67′), M. Abu Fani for M. Levi (72′) and D. Haziza for R. Gershon (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.