JERUSALEM. Beitar Jerusalem was able to snatch a draw against Bnei Sakhnin with a late goal from A. Berkovich scored in the (90′) after Bnei Sakhnin got a lead with a penalty from Z. Ahmed (13′). Beitar Jerusalem was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Igal Frid with the collaboration of Idan Bernstein and Mati Yacobov. The 4th official was Idan Layba.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 18 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 4
- 59 Attack 52
- 56 Dangerous attack 43
- 58 Ball safe 47
- 0 Penalties 1
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Beitar Jerusalem was in firm control of the ball 56% while Bnei Sakhnin was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beitar Jerusalem was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Beitar Jerusalem to win the match.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 18 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bnei Sakhnin shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Beitar Jerusalem didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Bnei Sakhnin received 4 yellow cards (Zahi Ahmed, Rotem Keller, Marwan Gantos and Mohammed Abu Nil).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Beitar Jerusalem has 7 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Bnei Sakhnin will has 10 points like Hapoel Hadera to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away with Maccabi Netanya on the 20th of December with a 17-12 head to head statistic in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (11 draws).
Bnei Sakhnin will host Hapoel Haifa on the 20th of December with a 13-13 head to head stats.
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: Roy Sason , Ben Bitton , Orel Dgani , Adi Gotlieb , Grigory Morozov , Ismaila Soro , Ofir Kriaf , Timothy Muzie , Trazie Thomas Zai , Yarden Shua and Fred Friday .
The home team had on the bench: Dan Azaria , Yuval Ashkenazi, Li On Mizrahi , Adi Menachem Yona , Kim Zivat, Mayron George , Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon and Amir Berkovich .
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 5 changes: Trazie Thomas Zai for Mayron George (46′), Grigory Morozov for Li On Mizrahi (46′), Ismaila Soro for Adi Menachem Yona (82′), Ben Bitton for Dan Azaria (69′) and Ofir Kriaf for Amir Berkovich (69′).
Player of the match: Roy Sason
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was the goalkeeper: Roy Sason. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Bnei Sakhnin – Formation
Bnei Sakhnin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Slobodan Drapić played with: Mohammed Abu Nil , Ovadia Dervish , Hassan Hilo , Marwan Gantos , Rotem Keller , Adrian Fawn , Stephane Omeonga , Saher Taji , Muhamad Shaker , Yoel Abuhatzera and Zahi Ahmed .
They had on the bench: Gaby Joury , Ilay Eliyau Elmkies, Matanel Tadisa , Mufalah Shlaata, Dor Hugi , Basil Khuri, Abed Yassin, R. Janga and Muhamad Badarna .
Substitutions
Bnei Sakhnin made 5 changes: Saher Taji for Matanel Tadisa (77′), Adrian Fawn for Gaby Joury (77′), Stephane Omeonga for Muhamad Badarna (83′), Muhamad Shaker for Dor Hugi (69′) and Yoel Abuhatzera for R. Janga (70′).
Player of the match: Zahi Ahmed
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bnei Sakhnin was Zahi Ahmed.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
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