BAčKA TOPOLA. Maccabi Tel Aviv prevails over Gent 3-1. Maccabi Tel Aviv got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Gabi Kanichowsky (9′) and Eran Zahavi (24′). Gent tried to recover with a goal from Julien De Sart (49′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (61′) scored by Eran Zahavi for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The match was played at the TSC Arena stadium in Bačka Topola on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was assisted by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and José Enrique Naranjo Pérez. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.94 degrees Celsius or 67.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 19 Total 9
- 8 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 125 Attack 103
- 54 Dangerous attack 54
- 72 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Maccabi Tel Aviv was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Gent that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Tel Aviv won the match.
Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 19 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (Dan Biton). On the opposite side, Gent received 2 yellow cards (Ismael Kandouss and Jordan Torunarigha).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Maccabi Tel Aviv has 15 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Gent will stays with 13 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Maccabi Tel Aviv
82'
9'
58'
Maccabi Tel Aviv started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Robbie Keane decided to play with the following team: Orlando Mosquera , Avishay Cohen , Nir Bitton , Enric Saborit , Roy Revivo , Dor Peretz , Joris van Overeem , Gabi Kanichowsky , Dan Biton , Eran Zahavi and Milson .
The home team had on the bench: Idan Nachmias, Dor Turgeman, Yonatan Cohen, Sheran Yeini, Eyal Golasa , Ofir Davidzada, Saied Abu Farchi, Ido Shahar, Kiko Bondoso, Osher Davida, Roei Mashpati and Yvann Maçon.
Maccabi Tel Aviv could not rely on the presence of Eyal Golasa (injured).
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 3 changes: Gabi Kanichowsky for Eyal Golasa (82′), Milson for Dor Turgeman (90′) and Eran Zahavi for Osher Davida (90′).
Player of the match: Eran Zahavi
The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Tel Aviv was Eran Zahavi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 43 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Gent – Formation
Gent
Gent started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Davy Roef , Ismael Kandouss , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Núrio Fortuna , Noah Fadiga , Pieter Gerkens , Omri Gendelman , Julien De Sart , Andrew Hjulsager , Gift Emmanuel Orban and Tarik Tissoudali .
They had on the bench: Hyun-seok Hong , Hugo Cuypers , Matisse Samoise, Malick Fofana , Jordan Torunarigha , Sven Kums , Louis Fortin, Laurent Depoitre and Celestin De Schrevel.
Substitutions
Gent made 5 changes: Andrew Hjulsager for Malick Fofana (46′), Ismael Kandouss for Jordan Torunarigha (46′), Julien De Sart for Sven Kums (63′), Pieter Gerkens for Hyun-seok Hong (63′) and Omri Gendelman for Hugo Cuypers (74′).
Player of the match: Julien De Sart
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Julien De Sart.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Legia Warszawa – AZ – 2-0
- Zrinjski – Aston Villa – 1-1
- Genk – Čukarički – 2-0
- Ferencváros – Fiorentina – 1-1
- PAOK – HJK – 4-2
- Aberdeen – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-0
- Ludogorets – Nordsjælland – 1-0
- Fenerbahçe – Spartak Trnava – 4-0
- LOSC Lille – KÍ – 3-0
- Slovan Bratislava – Olimpija – 1-2
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Gent – 3-1
- Zorya – Breidablik – 4-0
- Viktoria Plzeň – Astana – 3-0
- Dinamo Zagreb – KF Ballkani – 3-0
- Club Brugge – Bodø / Glimt – 3-1
- Lugano – Beşiktaş – 0-2
