BEER SHEVA. Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel Be’er Sheva to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Maccabi Haifa to strike first with an early goal of O. Atzili at the 8′. Then M. Vitor scored again for Maccabi Haifa in the 28′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, L. Bareiro reduced the distance for Hapoel Be’er Sheva (34′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Maccabi Haifa remained with 10 players after R. Meir received a red card in the 46′. Still, Maccabi Haifa still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium stadium in Beer Sheva on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 2 Total 5
- 1 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 14 Attack 23
- 9 Dangerous attack 14
- 13 Ball safe 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Be’er Sheva was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Maccabi Haifa that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more pushing with 14 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Be’er Sheva received 5 yellow cards (I. Shechter, L. Bareiro, T. Yosefi, M. Vitor and O. Glazer). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa received 3 yellow cards (O. Atzili, J. Cohen and D. Haziza).
Also, Maccabi Haifa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Meir (Maccabi Haifa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (46′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will stay with 40 points to gain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa will have 44 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will play away against Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 23rd of January with a 20-3 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (5 draws).
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 22nd of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Haifa (0 draws).
Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
79'
34'
61'
The manager Ronny Levy decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 4 changes: D. Petrucci for T. Yosefi (40′), A. Abaid for O. Dadya (60′), R. Safuri for D. Micha (61′) and T. Yosefi for A. Martins (77′).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
46'
Barak Bakhar played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: J. Rodriguez for S. Menachem (53′), D. David for G. Donyoh (61′), T. Chery for O. Arad (61′) and O. Atzili for R. Gershon (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
