PETAH TIKVA. Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Maccabi Petah Tikva to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Tomer was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Hapoel Tel Aviv to strike first with a goal of O. Davida at the 72′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Tomer gave the win to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 90′ minute with a goal. Hapoel Tel Aviv was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bloomfield Stadium stadium in Petah Tikva on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 59
- 82 Dangerous attack 41
- 75 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Hapoel Tel Aviv was in firm control of the ball 62% while Maccabi Petah Tikva was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Tel Aviv was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Tel Aviv won the match.
Hapoel Tel Aviv shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Petah Tikva shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Tel Aviv received 2 yellow cards (R. Twizer and A. Azugi). Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Petah Tikva received 4 yellow cards (N. Olsak, Y. Cohen, O. Blorian and E. Azulay).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Hapoel Tel Aviv will have 26 points to climb in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Petah Tikva will stay with 10 points to soar in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Tel Aviv will play away with Hapoel Haifa on the 8th of January with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (10 draws).
Maccabi Petah Tikva will host Maccabi Haifa on the 8th of January with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (10 draws).
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Formation
Hapoel Tel Aviv
18'
82'
72'
The manager Nir Klinger decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Tel Aviv made 3 changes: A. Azugi for M. K. Traore (82′), S. Azulay for Y. Tomer (82′) and O. Davida for Y. Hofmeister (82′).
Maccabi Petah Tikva – Formation
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Guy Luzon played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Petah Tikva made 4 changes: J. Mihalik for M. Awwad (65′), Y. Cohen for M. Hindi (65′), N. Olsak for R. Ronen (78′) and J. A. Segun for A. Meir (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv – Maccabi Petah Tikva – 2-1
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Hapoel Haifa – 2-2
- Maccabi Netanya – Beitar Jerusalem – 0-0
- Hapoel Katamon – Hapoel Hadera – 1-1
