Maccabi Haifa defeats Hapoel Haifa 3-0

HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa was eventually too good for Hapoel Haifa.

December 18, 2023

HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa was finally too much to handle for Hapoel Haifa with the goal of Lior Refaelov (4′), Lior Refaelov (58′) and Dean David (90′).

The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Aviad Yahav-Hay Shiloach with the collaboration of Tuval Rahamim Koltunoff and Israel Feldman. The 4th official was Odeh Na’al. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.51 degrees Celsius or 68.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.

Match Statistics

Hapoel Haifa

0 - 3

Maccabi Haifa

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

16 Total 21
6 On Target 9
9 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 5

100 Attack 90
61 Dangerous attack 53
76 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 18
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Haifa was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Maccabi Haifa that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hapoel Haifa was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Maccabi Haifa was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Hapoel Haifa shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 21 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Haifa received 3 yellow cards (Liran Sardal, Ronny Levy and Mohammed Kamara). Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa received 3 yellow cards (Suf Podgoreanu, Suf Podgoreanu and Maor Kandil).

Match Timeline

L. Refaelov(goal)

L. Serdal- Yellow

45'

I. Noy- sub ->Naor Sabag

50'

58'

L. Refaelov(goal)Frantzdy Pierrot

62'

M. Kandil- sub ->Lior Refaelov

62'

Show- sub ->Frantzdy Pierrot

O. Checkol- sub ->Itay Buganim

66'

Mohammed Kamara- sub ->Felipe Santos

66'

Y. Kabeda- sub ->Liran Sardal

70'

Denis Polyakov- sub ->Fernand Mayembo

70'

Mohammed Kamara- Yellow

73'

74'

I. Hagag- sub ->Tjaronn Chery

81'

M. Kandil- Yellow

82'

G. Naor- sub ->Mahmoud Jaber

82'

S. Podgoreanu- sub ->Anan Khalaili

87'

S. Podgoreanu- Yellow

87'

S. Podgoreanu- Yellow

90'

D. David(goal)Ilay Hajaj

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Hapoel Haifa stays with 17 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa will has 16 points like Maccabi Bnei Raina to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will play away with Bnei Sakhnin on the 20th of December with a 13-13 head to head stats.

Maccabi Haifa will host Ashdod on the 20th of December with a 27-10 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Haifa (8 draws).

Hapoel Haifa – Formation

Hapoel Haifa

Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel

7.0

N. Ben Harush 2.Israel

6.7

Fernand Mayembo 5.Republic of the Congo

7.0

70'

I. Eliyahu 22.Israel

6.3

G. Diba 25.Israel

6.8

Tomer Yosefi 10.Israel

8.2

Felipe Santos 11.Brazil

7.0

66'

I. Boganim 17.Israel

6.7

66'

L. Serdal 24.Israel

6.4

70'

45'

N. Sabag 55.Israel

7.0

50'

G. Melamed 18.Israel

6.7

Substitutes

N. Antman 13.Israel

D. Malul 4.Israel

O. Biton 12.Israel

Denis Polyakov 33.Belarus

6.6

70'

I. Noy 20.Israel

6.4

50'

Mohammed Kamara 7.Liberia

6.3

66'

73'

S. Gozlan 9.Israel

Y. Kabeda 26.Israel

6.6

70'

O. Checkol 30.Israel

6.8

66'

Hapoel Haifa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ronny Levy decided to play with the following team: Yoav Gerafi (7.0), Inon Eliyahu (6.3), George Diba (6.8), Fernand Mayembo (7.0), Noam Ben Harush (6.7), Liran Sardal (6.4), Naor Sabag (7.0), Itay Buganim (6.7), Tomer Yosefi (8.2), Felipe Santos (7.0) and Guy Melamed (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dor Malul, Mohammed Kamara (6.3), Shoval Gozlan, Oren Biton, Niv Antman, Itamar Noy (6.4), Yasmao Kabeda (6.6), Oded Checkol (6.8) and Denis Polyakov (6.6).

Hapoel Haifa could not rely on the presence of Itamar Noy (injured).

Substitutions

Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: Naor Sabag for Itamar Noy (50′), Itay Buganim for Oded Checkol (66′), Felipe Santos for Mohammed Kamara (66′), Liran Sardal for Yasmao Kabeda (70′) and Fernand Mayembo for Denis Polyakov (70′).

Player of the match: Tomer Yosefi

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Haifa was Tomer Yosefi.

His rating is 8.2 with 39 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

Maccabi Haifa

S. Keouf 40.Israel

8.1

I. Feingold 22.Israel

7.5

A. Khalaili 25.Israel

7.0

82'

P. Cornud 27.France

7.1

Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal

7.8

L. Šimić 44.Croatia

7.1

Tjaronn Chery 10.Suriname

7.1

74'

L. Refaelov 11.Israel

9.2

62'

4', 58'

D. David 21.Israel

8.1

90'

M. Jaber 26.Israel

7.5

82'

F. Pierrot 9.Haiti

7.3

62'

Substitutes

I. Nitzan 16.Israel

R. Fucs 77.Israel

M. Kandil 23.Israel

6.7

62'

81'

R. Gershon 55.Israel

Show 5.Angola

7.0

62'

G. Naor 18.Israel

7.3

82'

I. Hagag 28.Israel

8.1

74'

H. Shibli 34.Israel

S. Podgoreanu 17.Israel

6.6

82'

87'

Maccabi Haifa started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Messay Dego played with: Shareef Keouf (8.1), Anan Khalaili (7.0), Ilay Feingold (7.5), Abdoulaye Seck (7.8), Lorenco Šimić (7.1), Pierre Cornud (7.1), Tjaronn Chery (7.1), Mahmoud Jaber (7.5), Lior Refaelov (9.2), Frantzdy Pierrot (7.3) and Dean David (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Show (7.0), Itamar Nitzan, Suf Podgoreanu (6.6), Goni Naor (7.3), Maor Kandil (6.7), Ilay Hajaj (8.1), Hamza Shibli, Rami Gershon and Roei Fuchs.

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: Tjaronn Chery for Ilay Hajaj (74′), Mahmoud Jaber for Goni Naor (82′), Lior Refaelov for Maor Kandil (62′), Frantzdy Pierrot for Show (62′) and Anan Khalaili for Suf Podgoreanu (82′).