ASHDOD. Hapoel Tel Aviv had a comfortable win over Ashdod. The hero of the match was S. Azulay who scored in the 38th and 89th minute. It was Ashdod to score first with a goal from Z. Zasano. Nonetheless, later Hapoel Tel Aviv found the way to turn the tables scoring 4 consecutive goals with S. Azulay (38′), O. Davida (64′), O. Davida (81′) and S. Azulay (89′).
The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 5 Total 6
- 3 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 80 Attack 73
- 50 Dangerous attack 43
- 43 Ball safe 44
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Ashdod had a superior ball possession 55% while Hapoel Tel Aviv was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ashdod was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Hapoel Tel Aviv managed to find the solution to win this match.
Ashdod shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Hapoel Tel Aviv shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Ashdod didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Tel Aviv received 3 yellow cards (S. Elias, I. Vered and Y. Hofmeister).
(Ashdod) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ashdod will stay with 17 points like Ironi Kiryat Shmona to soar in the 9th place. On the other side, Hapoel Tel Aviv will have 20 points to soar in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ashdod will play away against Hapoel Haifa on the 25th of December with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Ashdod (9 draws).
Hapoel Tel Aviv will host Ironi Kiryat Shmona on the 25th of December with a 13-9 head to head stats in favor of Ironi Kiryat Shmona (14 draws).
Ashdod – Formation
The manager Ran Ben Shimon decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Ashdod made 5 changes: M. Kamaheni for F. Abu Akel (69′), M. Kanaan for L. Inbrum (69′), Z. Mugeez for F. Bayo (69′), N. Cvetkovic for N. Bazea (80′) and N. Cvetkovic for N. Bazea (80′).
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Formation
Nir Klinger played with: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Tel Aviv made 3 changes: O. Biton for Y. Hofmeister (11′), B. Bitton for A. Azugi (28′) and D. Gruper for B. Tridovski (34′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Ashdod – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 1-4
- Maccabi Netanya – Hapoel Haifa – 1-0
- Hapoel Katamon – Hapoel Nazareth Illit – 3-1
- Maccabi Haifa – Hapoel Hadera – 1-0