HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa demolishes Ashdod 4-0 with goals of Dean David (63′), Frantzdy Pierrot (76′), Frantzdy Pierrot (86′) and Dean David (90′). Maccabi Haifa was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Idan Layba with the support of Daniel Ben Hur and Igor Shilnikov. The 4th official was Ohad Asulin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.37 degrees Celsius or 65.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 112 Attack 84
- 77 Dangerous attack 37
- 83 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 66% while Ashdod was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 18 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Ashdod shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 1 yellow card (Ilay Feingold). Talking about the opposition, Ashdod received 1 yellow card (Ariel Harush).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Maccabi Haifa has 19 points like Maccabi Bnei Raina to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Ashdod will stays with 9 points like Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will play away with Hapoel Hadera on the 24th of December with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (2 draws).
Ashdod will host Bnei Sakhnin on the 23rd of December with a 15-13 head to head in favor of Ashdod (12 draws).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
76'
73'
76', 86'
Maccabi Haifa started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Messay Dego decided to play with the following team: Shareef Keouf , Anan Khalaili , Ilay Feingold , Abdoulaye Seck , Rami Gershon , Pierre Cornud , Tjaronn Chery , Mahmoud Jaber , Lior Refaelov , Frantzdy Pierrot and Dean David .
The home team had on the bench: Ali Mohamed , Show , Itamar Nitzan, Suf Podgoreanu, Goni Naor , Maor Kandil , Ilay Hajaj , Hamza Shibli and Lorenco Šimić.
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: Rami Gershon for Ilay Hajaj (62′), Mahmoud Jaber for Ali Mohamed (62′), Anan Khalaili for Maor Kandil (73′), Lior Refaelov for Show (73′) and Pierre Cornud for Goni Naor (82′).
Player of the match: Frantzdy Pierrot
The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Haifa was Frantzdy Pierrot.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
Ashdod – Formation
Ashdod
Ashdod started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Eliyahu Levi played with: Ariel Harush , Zohar Zasano , Timothy Dennis Awany , Obeida Khattab , Ilay Tamam , Elad Shahaf , Jordan Sebban , Shalev Harash , Jordan Botaka , Ebenezer Mamatah and Michael Ohana .
These were the players on the bench: Stav Torial, Yosef Azulay Shlomy , Mohammad Kanaan , Roy Levy , Noam Mucha , Shaked Hakmon, Ravid Hay Abergel, Sahar Hasson and Yaakov Brihon .
Substitutions
Ashdod made 5 changes: Michael Ohana for Roy Levy (46′), Shalev Harash for Yaakov Brihon (78′), Jordan Botaka for Mohammad Kanaan (71′), Zohar Zasano for Noam Mucha (78′) and Elad Shahaf for Yosef Azulay Shlomy (78′).
Player of the match: Ariel Harush
The most impressive player for Ashdod was the goalkeeper: Ariel Harush. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 0-1
- Maccabi Netanya – Beitar Jerusalem – 0-3
- Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Haifa – 1-1
- Maccabi Haifa – Ashdod – 4-0
