JERUSALEM. Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Be’er Sheva played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 4-4.

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 Erez Papir with the assistance of Avi Goldstein and Rosti Telis. The 4th official was Gal Levi.

Match Statistics​

Beitar Jerusalem

4 - 4

Hapoel Be\'er Sheva

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 79 Attack 79
  • 39 Dangerous attack 49
  • 67 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Beitar Jerusalem was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Hapoel Be’er Sheva that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hapoel Be’er Sheva was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Hapoel Be’er Sheva to win the match​.

Beitar Jerusalem shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (Grigory Morozov and Timothy Muzie). Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Be’er Sheva received 1 yellow card (Hélder Lopes).

Match Timeline

8'
A. Turgeman(goal)Antonio Sefer
A. Yona(goal)
31'
37'
E. Tibi- sub ->Miguel Vítor
Y. Shua(goal)Adi Menachem Yona
40'
G. Morozov(goal)Timothy Muzie
43'
46'
A. Ganah- sub ->Iyad Abu Abaid
46'
R. Gordana- sub ->Niv Fliter
52'
G. Badash(penalty)
T. Muzi- Yellow
54'
O. Dahan- sub ->Dan Azaria
55'
58'
R. Hatuel(goal)Alon Turgeman
61'
Hélder Lopes- Yellow
F. Friday- sub ->Mayron George
65'
O. Kriaf- sub ->Adi Gotlieb
65'
G. Morozov- Yellow
68'
72'
Yoan Stoyanov- sub ->Alon Turgeman
72'
S. Elias- sub ->Antonio Sefer
80'
E. Shamir(own-goal)
Y. Ashkenazi- sub ->Ismaila Soro
83'
R. Alyagon- sub ->Yarden Shua
84'
86'
Yoan Stoyanov(goal)A. C. Ganah

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
73
32
Maccabi Haifa
55
26
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
61
33
Hapoel Haifa
53
33
Maccabi Bnei Raina
34
26
Bnei Sakhnin
40
33
Hapoel Katamon
31
26
Maccabi Petah Tikva
30
26
Maccabi Netanya
28
26
Hapoel Hadera
28
26
Hapoel Tel Aviv
26
26
Beitar Jerusalem
25
26
Ashdod
22
26
Hapoel Petah Tikva
19
26

After this match, Beitar Jerusalem has 11 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will has 12 points like Maccabi Petah Tikva to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away against Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 27th of December with a 22-13 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (15 draws).

Hapoel Be’er Sheva will host Hapoel Haifa on the 26th of December with a 19-3 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (13 draws).

Beitar Jerusalem – Formation

Beitar Jerusalem
G
Miguel Silva 55.Portugal
6.0
D
O. Dgani 4.Israel
6.3
D
E. Gotlieb 5.Israel
6.4
65'
D
G. Morozov 18.Russia
6.6
68' 43'
D
L. Mizrachi 19.Israel
6.3
M
Y. Shua 7.Israel
8.1
84' 40'
M
D. Azaria 8.Israel
7.1
55'
M
T. Muzi 14.Israel
7.1
54'
M
I. Soro 16.Ivory Coast
6.4
83'
M
A. Yona 21.Israel
8.1
31'
F
M. George 23.Costa Rica
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
R. Sason 33.Israel
D
O. Dahan 20.Israel
6.6
55'
D
O. Korsia 25.Israel
M
T. Thomas 10.Ivory Coast
M
Y. Ashkenazi 11.Israel
6.3
83'
M
O. Kriaf 24.Israel
6.8
65'
M
R. Alyagon 29.Israel
6.3
84'
M
A. Berkovits 77.Israel
F
F. Friday 9.Nigeria
7.1
65'

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: Miguel Silva (6.0), Grigory Morozov (6.6), Orel Dgani (6.3), Adi Gotlieb (6.4), Li On Mizrahi (6.3), Dan Azaria (7.1), Ismaila Soro (6.4), Timothy Muzie (7.1), Adi Menachem Yona (8.1), Yarden Shua (8.1) and Mayron George (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Fred Friday (7.1), Trazie Thomas Zai, Yuval Ashkenazi (6.3), Ori Dahan (6.6), Ofir Kriaf (6.8), Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon (6.3), Roy Sason and Amir Berkovich.

Substitutions

Beitar Jerusalem made 5 changes: Mayron George for Fred Friday (65′), Adi Gotlieb for Ofir Kriaf (65′), Dan Azaria for Ori Dahan (55′), Ismaila Soro for Yuval Ashkenazi (83′) and Yarden Shua for Rom Alyagon (84′).

Player of the match: Yarden Shua​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was Yarden Shua.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 35 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation

Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
G
N. Eliasi 55.Israel
5.3
D
Miguel Vítor 4.Israel
6.6
37'
D
I. Abu Abaid 5.Israel
6.0
46'
D
Hélder Lopes 22.Portugal
6.3
61'
D
N. Fliter 30.Israel
6.3
46'
M
A. Sefer 7.Romania
7.5
72'
M
A. Turgeman 17.Israel
8.4
72' 8'
M
E. Shamir 20.Israel
6.8
M
G. Badash 24.Israel
7.3
52'
M
M. Bareiro 35.Argentina
6.6
M
R. Hatuel 77.Israel
7.8
58'
Substitutes
G
R. Golan 36.Israel
D
H. Shalom 3.Israel
D
E. Tibi 18.Israel
6.3
37'
D
S. Elias 19.Israel
6.8
72'
M
R. Gordana 8.Israel
6.7
46'
M
I. Madmon 15.Israel
M
A. Ganah 16.Israel
7.0
46'
M
Yoan Stoyanov 27.Bulgaria
7.3
72' 86'
F
T. Hemed 10.Israel

Hapoel Be’er Sheva started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Elyaniv Felix Barda played with: Niv Eliasi (5.3), Niv Fliter (6.3), Iyad Abu Abaid (6.0), Miguel Vítor (6.6), Hélder Lopes (6.3), Guy Badash (7.3), Mariano Bareiro (6.6), Eden Shamir (6.8), Rotem Hatuel (7.8), Alon Turgeman (8.4) and Antonio Sefer (7.5).

They had on the bench: Harel Shalom, Roy Gordana (6.7), Tomer Hemed, Ilay Madmon, Amir Ganah (7.0), Eitan Tibi (6.3), Shai Elias (6.8), Yoni Stoyanov (7.3) and Ram Yigal Golan.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva could not rely on the presence of Eitan Tibi (injured) and Yoni Stoyanov (injured).

Substitutions

Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 5 changes: Miguel Vítor for Eitan Tibi (37′), Niv Fliter for Roy Gordana (46′), Iyad Abu Abaid for Amir Ganah (46′), Alon Turgeman for Yoni Stoyanov (72′) and Antonio Sefer for Shai Elias (72′).

Player of the match: Alon Turgeman​

The most impressive player for Hapoel Be’er Sheva was Alon Turgeman.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.​