KIRYAT-SHMONA. Bnei Sakhnin prevailed over Hapoel Katamon to win 2-1. A goal from G. Badash was decisive in the 90min. It was Bnei Sakhnin to strike first with a penalty of B. Kayal at the 21′. Then G. Melamed scored again for Bnei Sakhnin in the 75′ minute. Eventually, G. Badash reduced the distance for Hapoel Katamon (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Bnei Sakhnin was surely better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

A. Ashta received a red card (20′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Hapoel Katamon lost the match.

The match was played at the Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium stadium in Kiryat-Shmona on Monday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bnei Sakhnin had a superior ball possession 65% while Hapoel Katamon was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bnei Sakhnin had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bnei Sakhnin won the match​.

Bnei Sakhnin shot 18 times, 13 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Katamon shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bnei Sakhnin received 3 yellow cards (A. Jaber, I. Ganaem and F. Zbedat). On the opposite side, Hapoel Katamon didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Hapoel Katamon didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Ashta (Hapoel Katamon) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (20′).

Standings

After this encounter, Bnei Sakhnin will have 25 points to go up in the 5th place. On the other side, Hapoel Katamon will stay with 15 points to gain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Bnei Sakhnin will play away against Maccabi Netanya on the 17th of January with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Netanya (17 draws).

Hapoel Katamon will host Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 15th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (0 draws).

Bnei Sakhnin – Formation

The manager Sharon Mimer decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Bnei Sakhnin made 5 changes: R. Stain for N. Cirkovic (46′), Moura Ari for M. Barshazky (65′), B. Kayal for N. Lax (81′), G. Melamed for F. Zbedat (81′) and A. Jaber for Y. Nassar (81′).

Hapoel Katamon – Formation

Ziv Arie played with: .

Substitutions

Hapoel Katamon made 5 changes: M. Gerassi for H. Shalom (46′), H. Sholaja for R. Barsky (69′), S. Daniel for C. Nombil (69′), G. Mayo for A. Salman (76′) and M. Cohen for O. Agvadish (76′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.​

• Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Katamon – 2-1