BEER SHEVA. Maccabi Tel Aviv prevails over Hapoel Be’er Sheva 1-0 after E. Zahavi scored just 1 goal (37′). Maccabi Tel Aviv was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium stadium in Beer Sheva on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Roei Reinshreiber with the support of Sagi Mezamber and Yossi Babayof. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.08 degrees Celsius or 64.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 13 Total 17
- 1 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 7
- 7 Shots blocked 6
- 59 Attack 91
- 34 Dangerous attack 67
- 62 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a superior ball possession 61% while Hapoel Be’er Sheva was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Tel Aviv won the contest.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 13 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 17 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Be’er Sheva received 5 yellow cards (Yoni Stoyanov, André Poko, Yoni Stoyanov, Shai Elias and Hélder Lopes). On the other side, Maccabi Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (Milson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva stays with 11 points like Bnei Sakhnin to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv will has 25 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will play away with Beitar Jerusalem on the 23rd of December with a 23-5 head to head in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (12 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv will play away against Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 24th of December with a 19-9 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (12 draws).
Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation
Hapoel Be’er Sheva started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Elyaniv Felix Barda decided to play with the following team: Niv Eliasi , Niv Fliter , Iyad Abu Abaid , Miguel Vítor , Hélder Lopes , Roy Gordana , André Poko , Antonio Sefer , Shai Elias , Rotem Hatuel and Alon Turgeman .
The home team had on the bench: Ofir Marciano, Tomer Hemed, Eylon Almog, Amir Ganah , Eitan Tibi, Eden Shamir , Guy Badash, Yoni Stoyanov and Mariano Bareiro .
Hapoel Be’er Sheva could not rely on the presence of Amir Ganah (injured).
Substitutions
Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 5 changes: Eylon Almog for Amir Ganah (62′), Niv Fliter for Mariano Bareiro (63′), Alon Turgeman for Eylon Almog (55′), Roy Gordana for Eden Shamir (63′) and Shai Elias for Yoni Stoyanov (75′).
Player of the match: Mariano Bareiro
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Be’er Sheva was Mariano Bareiro.
His rating is with 15 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 63′.
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Maccabi Tel Aviv started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Robbie Keane played with: Orlando Mosquera , Avishay Cohen , Derrick Luckassen , Nir Bitton , Ofir Davidzada , Dan Biton , Dor Peretz , Joris van Overeem , Gabi Kanichowsky , Milson and Eran Zahavi .
These were the players on the bench: Roy Revivo , Idan Nachmias , Dor Turgeman , Yonatan Cohen , Sheran Yeini, Ido Shahar, Kiko Bondoso, Osher Davida and Roei Mashpati.
Maccabi Tel Aviv could not rely on the presence of Osher Davida (injured).
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 4 changes: Dan Biton for Osher Davida (24′), Milson for Dor Turgeman (78′), Osher Davida for Yonatan Cohen (89′) and Avishay Cohen for Idan Nachmias (88′).
Player of the match: Osher Davida
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Maccabi Tel Aviv was Osher Davida even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 24′.
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