ASHDOD. Ashdod beats Hapoel Katamon with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Hay (58′) and a goal from E. Mamatah (81′). Hapoel Katamon was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).
Jelle Duin didn’t convert a decisive penalty (77′). That would have allowed Hapoel Katamon to draw the match.
The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sapir Berman assisted by and Eliran Ben Simon. The 4th official was David Fuxman. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.12 degrees Celsius or 71.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 6 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 118
- 48 Dangerous attack 64
- 89 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Hapoel Katamon had a superior ball possession 62% while Ashdod was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Katamon was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ashdod managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Ashdod shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Katamon shot 15 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Ashdod received 1 yellow card (Yosef Azulay Shlomy). On the other side, Hapoel Katamon received 1 yellow card (Capita).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ashdod has 9 points like Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Hapoel Katamon will stays with 2 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ashdod will play away with Maccabi Haifa on the 20th of December with a 27-10 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (8 draws).
Hapoel Katamon will host Hapoel Hadera on the 19th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Hapoel Hadera (4 draws).
Ashdod – Formation
Ashdod
80'
48'
58'
Ashdod started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eliyahu Levi decided to play with the following team: Ariel Harush , Zohar Zasano , Timothy Dennis Awany , Obeida Khattab , Ilay Tamam , Noam Mucha , Jordan Sebban , Roy Levy , Yosef Azulay Shlomy , Jordan Botaka and Ravid Hay Abergel .
The home team had on the bench: Shalev Harash , Mohammad Kanaan , Shaked Hakmon, Ebenezer Mamatah , Elad Shahaf , Sahar Hasson, Michael Ohana, Yaakov Brihon and Josef Ganda.
Ashdod could not rely on the presence of Shalev Harash (injured).
Substitutions
Ashdod made 5 changes: Noam Mucha for Shalev Harash (69′), Ravid Hay Abergel for Ebenezer Mamatah (69′), Roy Levy for Yaakov Brihon (89′), Yosef Azulay Shlomy for Elad Shahaf (80′) and Jordan Botaka for Mohammad Kanaan (89′).
Player of the match: Zohar Zasano
The player that probably impressed the most for Ashdod was Zohar Zasano even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Hapoel Katamon – Formation
Hapoel Katamon
Hapoel Katamon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ziv Arie played with: Nadav Zamir , Eloge Yao , Shahar Piven , Amit Glazer , Maksim Grechkin , Capita , Aynao Prada , Tomer Altman , Cedric , Jelle Duin and Or Roizman .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Adebayo Adeleye, Awka Ashta, Omer Agvadish, Karem Zoabi , Idan Aharon Cohen , Ofek Nadir , Yorai Maliac, Itay Zada and Nadav Aviv Niddam .
Substitutions
Hapoel Katamon made 5 changes: Capita for Karem Zoabi (74′), Maksim Grechkin for Ofek Nadir (74′), Or Roizman for Idan Aharon Cohen (74′), Jelle Duin for Nadav Aviv Niddam (84′) and Amit Glazer for Itay Zada (84′).
Player of the match: Aynao Prada
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Katamon was Aynao Prada.
His rating is with 46 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Ashdod – Hapoel Katamon – 2-0
- Maccabi Bnei Raina – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 1-2
- Hapoel Hadera – Hapoel Petah Tikva – 1-0
- Beitar Jerusalem – Bnei Sakhnin – 1-1
- Maccabi Petah Tikva – Hapoel Be’er Sheva – 1-4
