HAIFA. Hapoel Haifa beat Ashdod to win 2-1. A goal from H. Maman was decisive in the 89min. It was Hapoel Haifa to strike first with a goal of K. Tapoko at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, H. Maman gave the win to Hapoel Haifa in the 89′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 58.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 147 Attack 119
- 80 Dangerous attack 67
- 110 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Haifa was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Ashdod that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Haifa had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Haifa won the match.
Hapoel Haifa shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ashdod shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Haifa received 2 yellow cards ( and H. Maman). On the other side, Ashdod received 1 yellow card (G. Cohen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hapoel Haifa will have 21 points to go up in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Ashdod will stay with 17 points to move up in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will play away against Ironi Kiryat Shmona on the 1st of January with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Ironi Kiryat Shmona (6 draws).
Ashdod will host Hapoel Nazareth Illit on the 2nd of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Nazareth Illit (1 draw).
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
The manager Elisha Levy decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: K. Tapoko for G. Arel (33′), G. Mishpeti for T. Sacco (55′), N. Zamir for L. Sardal (55′), S. Fadida for I. Buganim (70′) and D. Malul for D. Twito (70′).
Ashdod – Formation
Ran Ben Shimon played with: .
Substitutions
Ashdod made 4 changes: M. Kamaheni for F. Bayo (46′), S. Harush for O. Bilu (65′), K. Saief for B. Netanel (70′) and M. Kanaan for A. Agayev (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Bnei Sakhnin – Maccabi Haifa – 0-6
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit – Maccabi Netanya – 0-1
- Hapoel Haifa – Ashdod – 2-1
- Hapoel Tel Aviv – Ironi Kiryat Shmona – 2-0