Feyenoord grabs a 2-1 win against Maccabi Haifa

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord defeated Maccabi Haifa to win 2-1. A goal from D. David was decisive in the 90min.

Feyenoord grabs a 2-1 win against Maccabi Haifa

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord beat Maccabi Haifa to win 2-1. A goal from D. David was decisive in the 90min. It was Feyenoord to strike first with a goal of C. Dessers at the 38′. Then R. Nelson scored again for Feyenoord in the 65′ minute with a goal. Eventually, D. David reduced the distance for Maccabi Haifa with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Feyenoord took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mykola Balakin with the assistance of Viktor Matyash and Oleksandr Zhukov. The 4th official was Vitaliy Romanov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 121 Attack 99
  • 79 Dangerous attack 31
  • 71 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Feyenoord had a strong ball possession 59% while Maccabi Haifa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match​.

Feyenoord shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Feyenoord received 3 yellow cards (M. Diemers, J. C. Teixeira and M. Benita). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa received 2 yellow cards (M. Abu Fani and M. Levi).

Match Timeline

30'
38'
42'
46'
46'
Shon Goldberg- sub ->T. Tawatha
46'
A. Muhammad- sub ->M. Abu Fani
52'
56'
59'
Adar Azruel- sub ->R. Meir
59'
Dean David- sub ->J. Rodriguez
65'
Antoni Milambo - sub ->J. C. Teixeira
71'
71'
73'
79'
90'
Dean David(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
6
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
5
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
7
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
11
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6
10
6
3
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

After this match, Feyenoord will have 14 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa will stay with 4 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow 1.Netherlands
6.1
D
Marcos Senesi 4.Argentina
6.5
56'
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Ramon Hendriks 25.Netherlands
6.5
D
Marcus Pedersen 2.Norway
6.7
46'
M
João Carlos Teixeira 20.Portugal
6.5
71' 52'
M
Fredrik Aursnes 17.Norway
6.7
56'
M
Mark Diemers 6.Netherlands
7.8
42'
M
R. Nelson 14.England
7.8
79' Goals65'
M
Naoufal Bannis 24.Morocco
6.8
F
Cyriel Dessers 33.Nigeria
7.1
Goals38'
Substitutes
G
Ofir Marciano 21.Israel
G
Thijs Jansen 30.Netherlands
D
T. van 60.Netherlands
M
Antoni Milambo  48.Netherlands
6.6
71'
M
Lennard Hartjes  45.Netherlands
6.1
56'
M
Noah Naujoks 53.Netherlands
F
Mimeirhel Benita 43.Netherlands
7.0
46' 90'
F
Aliou Baldé 23.Senegal
7.1
79'

Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow (6.1), Marcus Pedersen (6.7), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.3), Marcos Senesi (6.5), Ramon Hendriks (6.5), Fredrik Aursnes (6.7), Mark Diemers (7.8), João Teixeira (6.5), Naoufal Bannis (6.8), Reiss Nelson (7.8) and Cyriel Dessers (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mimeirhel Benita (7.0), Antoni Milambo (6.6), Lennard Hartjes (6.1), O. Marciano, Aliou Balde (7.1), T. van der Zeeuw, Sem Valk (6.2), T. Jansen and N. Naujoks.

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: M. Pedersen for M. Benita (46′), F. Aursnes for L. Hartjes (56′), M. Senesi for S. Valk (56′), J. C. Teixeira for A. Milambo (71′) and R. Nelson for A. Balde (79′).

Best player: Mark Diemers​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Mark Diemers even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 69 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

Maccabi Haifa
G
Roei Mashpati 90.Israel
8.1
D
Taleb Tawatha 17.Israel
6.8
46'
D
Rami Gershon 55.Israel
6.7
D
Arad Ofri 15.Israel
7.0
D
José Rodríguez 14.Spain
6.5
59'
D
Raz Meir 25.Israel
6.7
59'
M
Yuval Ashkenazi 18.Israel
5.9
M
Mohammed Abu Fani 16.Israel
6.2
46' 30'
M
Maor Levi 33.Israel
6.5
73'
F
Dolev Haziza 8.Israel
7.2
F
Ben Sahar 9.Israel
6.9
71'
Substitutes
G
Roei Fuchs 77.Israel
G
Josh Cohen 44.United States
D
Shon Goldberg 3.Israel
6.4
46'
D
A. Azruel 36.Israel
6.8
59'
M
Ryan Strain 2.Australia
M
A. Muhammad 4.Niger
7.4
46'
F
Omer Atzili 7.Israel
F
Dean David 21.Israel
7.1
59' Goals90'
F
Godsway Donyoh 11.Ghana
7.0
71'

Maccabi Haifa started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Barak Bakhar played with: Roei Mashpati (8.1), Raz Meir (6.7), José Rodríguez (6.5), Arad Ofri (7.0), Rami Gershon (6.7), Taleb Tawatha (6.8), Yuval Ashkenazi (5.9), Mohammad Abu Fani (6.2), Maor Levi (6.5), Dolev Haziza (7.2) and Ben Sahar (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: O. Atzili, Dean David (7.1), Sean Goldberg (6.4), R. Strain, R. Fuchs, Adar Azrual (6.8), Godsway Donyoh (7.0), Ali Mohamed El Fazaz (7.4) and J. Cohen.

Maccabi Haifa could not rely on the presence of S. Goldberg (injured).

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: T. Tawatha for S. Goldberg (46′), M. Abu Fani for A. Mohamed (46′), R. Meir for A. Azruel (59′), J. Rodriguez for D. David (59′) and B. Sahar for G. Donyoh (71′).

Best player: Roei Mashpati​

The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Haifa was the goalkeeper: Roei Mashpati. His rating is 8.12. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.​