PETAH TIKVA. Hapoel Tel Aviv tops Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-0 after D. Einbinder scores a double.
Hapoel Tel Aviv remained in 9 people redcard B. Tridovski (69′ for a double yellow card) and S. Eisen (74′ for a red card) were sent off.
The match was played at the Bloomfield Stadium stadium in Petah Tikva on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 8 Total 14
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 69 Attack 75
- 31 Dangerous attack 47
- 97 Ball safe 74
- 2 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 1
- 2 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Tel Aviv was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ironi Kiryat Shmona was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Hapoel Tel Aviv managed to find the solution to win this match.
Hapoel Tel Aviv shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Tel Aviv received 4 yellow cards (D. Einbinder, O. Davida, B. Tridovski and E. Setkus). Regarding the opposition, Ironi Kiryat Shmona received 3 yellow cards (Z. Morgan, and ).
B. Tridovski (Hapoel Tel Aviv) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (69′).
B. Tridovski (Hapoel Tel Aviv) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (74′).
Also, Ironi Kiryat Shmona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Z. Morgan (Ironi Kiryat Shmona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hapoel Tel Aviv will have 23 points to gain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will stay with 20 points to climb in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Tel Aviv will host Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 1st of January with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (11 draws).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona will host Hapoel Haifa on the 1st of January with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Ironi Kiryat Shmona (6 draws).
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Formation
Hapoel Tel Aviv
73'
74'
90'
66', 89'
69'
The manager Nir Klinger decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Tel Aviv made 3 changes: I. Vered for Y. Tomer (58′), S. Eisen for A. Israelov (73′) and O. Davida for Y. Hofmeister (76′).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Formation
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Slobodan Drapić played with: .
Substitutions
Ironi Kiryat Shmona made 5 changes: R. Kehat for G. Ben Lulu (76′), N. Nadav for S. Bar-On (80′), I. Shviro for S. Milosevic (80′), Y. Lugasi for A. Rochet (80′) and G. Mizrahi for N. Drori (84′).
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
