HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa conquered Beitar Jerusalem to win 2-1. D. David was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Maccabi Haifa to strike first with a goal of D. David at the 27′. Then D. David scored again for Maccabi Haifa in the 32′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, Y. Shua reduced the distance for Beitar Jerusalem with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Maccabi Haifa was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 6 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 70
- 70 Dangerous attack 14
- 65 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 62% while Beitar Jerusalem was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 4 yellow cards (J. Rodriguez, B. Planic, A. Mohamed and M. Levi). Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem received 4 yellow cards (L. Rotman, O. Krieff, A. Tamir and Y. Shua).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Haifa will have 29 points to go up in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Beitar Jerusalem will stay with 12 points to go up in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Hadera on the 21st of December with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Maccabi Haifa (1 draw).
Beitar Jerusalem will play away agasint Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 22nd of December with a 20-5 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (12 draws).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
35'
67'
27', 32'
The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: J. Rodriguez for R. Strain (67′), A. Mohamed for M. Levi (67′), G. Donyoh for B. Sahar (83′) and D. David for O. Arad (90′).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
Gal Cohen played with: .
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 5 changes: O. Bitton for A. Tamir (34′), E. Gyasi for U. Parado (46′), A. Zargary for O. Lako (46′), L. Rotman for R. Boakye (63′) and O. Dgani for M. Ohana (70′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
