NETANYA. Maccabi Netanya defeats Ashdod 1-0 after M. Plakushchenko scored just 1 goal (84′). Maccabi Netanya took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Winner Stadium stadium in Netanya on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Odeh Na’al with the help of Idan Zoler and May Moalem. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.08 degrees Celsius or 68.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 141 Attack 114
- 93 Dangerous attack 54
- 112 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Netanya had a superior ball possession 58% while Ashdod was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Netanya was more aggressive with 93 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Netanya won the match.
Maccabi Netanya shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ashdod shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Netanya received 2 yellow cards (Joel Abu Hanna and Guy Mizrahi). Regarding the opposition, Ashdod received 1 yellow card (Ebenezer Mamatah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Maccabi Netanya has 12 points like Maccabi Petah Tikva to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Ashdod will stays with 9 points like Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Petah Tikva to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Netanya will play away against Hapoel Hadera on the 30th of December with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Netanya (3 draws).
Ashdod will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 30th of December with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (8 draws).
Maccabi Netanya – Formation
Maccabi Netanya
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Maccabi Netanya started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dan Mihai Roman decided to play with the following team: Tomer Zarfati , Guy Mizrahi , Plamen Galabov , Joel Abu Hanna , Nassim Ouammou , Bar Cohen , Boris Enow , Eitan Azoulay , Igor Zlatanović , Itamar Shviro and Liran Rotman .
The home team had on the bench: Maxim Plakushchenko , Stanislav Bilenkyi , Oz Bilu , Yuval Sade, Poraz Wolkowiz, Aviv Avraham , Naftali Balay, Ahmad Salman and Karm Jaber.
Substitutions
Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: Liran Rotman for Oz Bilu (58′), Bar Cohen for Aviv Avraham (46′), Itamar Shviro for Stanislav Bilenkyi (46′), Eitan Azoulay for Maxim Plakushchenko (66′) and Igor Zlatanović for Ahmad Ebraheim (71′).
Player of the match: Joel Abu Hanna
The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Netanya was Joel Abu Hanna even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 81 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 21.
Ashdod – Formation
Ashdod
Ashdod started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Eliyahu Levi played with: Ariel Harush , Zohar Zasano , Tom Ben-Zaken , Timothy Dennis Awany , Obeida Khattab , Ilay Tamam , Shalev Harash , Elad Shahaf , Jordan Botaka , Ebenezer Mamatah and Mohammad Kanaan .
They had on the bench: Yosef Azulay Shlomy, Roy Levy , Noam Mucha , Shaked Hakmon , Ravid Hay Abergel , Sahar Hasson, Michael Ohana, Yaakov Brihon and Josef Ganda .
Substitutions
Ashdod made 5 changes: Ebenezer Mamatah for Josef Ganda (78′), Timothy Dennis Awany for Shaked Hakmon (46′), Mohammad Kanaan for Ravid Hay Abergel (60′), Shalev Harash for Noam Mucha (70′) and Tom Ben-Zaken for Roy Levy (78′).
Player of the match: Tom Ben-Zaken
The player that probably impressed the most for Ashdod was Tom Ben-Zaken.
His rating is with 31 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Katamon – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 2-1
- Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Hapoel Haifa – 4-0
- Maccabi Netanya – Ashdod – 1-0
