HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa had a remarkable comeback against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Haifa was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
D. David squandered a penalty (63′) for Maccabi Haifa.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 14 Total 4
- 8 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 77
- 89 Dangerous attack 28
- 63 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 67% while Maccabi Tel Aviv was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 5 yellow cards (A. Mohamed, D. Haziza, D. David, R. Meir and R. Meir). On the other side, Maccabi Tel Aviv received 5 yellow cards (E. Shamir, E. Saborit, E. Almog, M. Baltaksa and D. Glazer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Maccabi Haifa will have 38 points to climb in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv will stay with 25 points to soar in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will play away against Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 8th of January with a 21-9 head to head in favor of Maccabi Haifa (10 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 8th of January with a 18-12 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (11 draws).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: R. Meir for S. Menachem (71′), R. Meir for S. Menachem (71′), R. Strain for B. Sahar (78′) and D. David for R. Gershon (90′).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Mladen Krstajić played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 2 changes: E. Almog for G. Kanichowsky (55′) and M. Hozez for T. I. Ben Haim (64′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.