BEER SHEVA. Hapoel Be’er Sheva wipes out Hapoel Haifa 4-0 with goals of Rotem Hatuel (52′), Rotem Hatuel (66′), Yoni Stoyanov (85′) and Amir Ganah (90′ pen).
Tomer Yosefi missed a decisive penalty (57′). That would have allowed Hapoel Haifa to draw the match.
The match was played at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium stadium in Beer Sheva on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Idan Layba with the collaboration of Daniel Ben Hur and Aviran Yehezkel. The 4th official was David Fuxman. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.78 degrees Celsius or 67.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 8 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 86 Attack 77
- 59 Dangerous attack 72
- 83 Ball safe 63
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Be’er Sheva was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Hapoel Haifa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Haifa had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Hapoel Be’er Sheva found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 18 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Hapoel Haifa shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Be’er Sheva received 2 yellow cards (Rotem Hatuel and Iyad Abu Abaid). On the opposite side, Hapoel Haifa received 2 yellow cards (Naor Sabag and Itamar Noy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva has 15 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Haifa will stays with 21 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will play away with Ashdod on the 30th of December with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (8 draws).
Hapoel Haifa will host Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 31st of December with a 20-5 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (7 draws).
Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
52'
49'
90'
Hapoel Be’er Sheva started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Elyaniv Felix Barda decided to play with the following team: Niv Eliasi , Rotem Hatuel , Shai Elias , Guy Badash , Amir Ganah , Mariano Bareiro , Iyad Abu Abaid , Antonio Sefer , Hélder Lopes , Roy Gordana and Eitan Tibi .
The home team had on the bench: Harel Shalom, Tomer Hemed, André Poko , Alon Turgeman, Eden Shamir , Imran Oulad Omar , Yoni Stoyanov , Niv Fliter and Ram Yigal Golan.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva could not rely on the presence of Niv Fliter (injured) and André Poko (injured).
Substitutions
Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 5 changes: Iyad Abu Abaid for Niv Fliter (52′), Antonio Sefer for Imran Oulad Omar (68′), Roy Gordana for Eden Shamir (68′), Rotem Hatuel for Yoni Stoyanov (83′) and Shai Elias for André Poko (82′).
Player of the match: Rotem Hatuel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Be’er Sheva was Rotem Hatuel.
His rating is with 2 goals, 10 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He hit the woodwork once times.
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ronny Levy played with: Niv Antman , Dor Malul , Denis Polyakov , Guy Melamed , Hatem Abd Elhamed , Oren Biton , Itamar Noy , Inon Eliyahu , Itay Buganim , Tomer Yosefi and Mohammed Kamara .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Reef Amsalem, Shoval Gozlan, Felipe Santos , Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin, Liran Sardal , George Diba , Oded Checkol , Naor Sabag and Attia Harel.
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: Itay Buganim for Felipe Santos (59′), Itamar Noy for Naor Sabag (46′), Dor Malul for Liran Sardal (58′), Tomer Yosefi for Oded Checkol (67′) and Hatem Abd Elhamed for George Diba (81′).
Player of the match: Tomer Yosefi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Haifa was Tomer Yosefi.
His rating is with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
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
