PETAH TIKVA. Maccabi Tel Aviv snatched a late win Beitar Jerusalem 1-0 after Y. Cohen scored just 1 goal (90′). Maccabi Tel Aviv made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Stadium stadium in Petah Tikva on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Gal Laibuvitz with the collaboration of Roei Hassan and Zeev Frenkel. The 4th official was Dekel Tzino. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.99 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 24 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 121 Attack 79
- 89 Dangerous attack 38
- 78 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Maccabi Tel Aviv was in firm control of the ball 57% while Beitar Jerusalem was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a more offensive attitude with 89 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Tel Aviv won the match.
Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 24 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv received 2 yellow cards (Eran Zahavi and Ofir Davidzada). Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem received 4 yellow cards (Adi Gotlieb, Yosef Abukasis, Timothy Muzie and Grigory Morozov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Tel Aviv has 31 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem will stays with 11 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play away with Hapoel Haifa on the 31st of December with a 20-5 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (7 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem will host Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 31st of December with a 25-8 head to head record in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (10 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Maccabi Tel Aviv
58'
45'
90'
Maccabi Tel Aviv started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Robbie Keane decided to play with the following team: Orlando Mosquera , Roy Revivo , Derrick Luckassen , Nir Bitton , Ofir Davidzada , Milson , Dor Peretz , Joris van Overeem , Ido Shahar , Dor Turgeman and Eran Zahavi .
The home team had on the bench: Avishay Cohen , Idan Nachmias , Yonatan Cohen , Sheran Yeini, Yehoda Belay, Kiko Bondoso , Osher Davida and Roei Mashpati.
Maccabi Tel Aviv could not rely on the presence of Idan Nachmias (injured).
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 5 changes: Nir Bitton for Idan Nachmias (9′), Ofir Davidzada for Avishay Cohen (58′), Ido Shahar for Kiko Bondoso (59′), Dor Turgeman for Yonatan Cohen (59′) and Milson for Sheran Yeini (90′).
Player of the match: Roy Revivo
The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Tel Aviv was Roy Revivo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Yosef Abukasis played with: Miguel Silva , Grigory Morozov , Ori Dahan , Adi Gotlieb , Li On Mizrahi , Dan Azaria , Ismaila Soro , Timothy Muzie , Adi Menachem Yona , Yarden Shua and Fred Friday .
They had on the bench: Trazie Thomas Zai, Yuval Ashkenazi , Mayron George , Ofir Kriaf , Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon, Roy Sason , Liel Deri and Amir Berkovich.
Beitar Jerusalem could not rely on the presence of Yuval Ashkenazi (injured) and Roy Sason (injured).
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 4 changes: Fred Friday for Mayron George (75′), Dan Azaria for Yuval Ashkenazi (53′), Miguel Silva for Roy Sason (84′) and Timothy Muzie for Ofir Kriaf (85′).
Player of the match: Ori Dahan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was Ori Dahan.
His rating is with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Beitar Jerusalem – 1-0
- Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Hadera – 0-1
- Maccabi Haifa – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 1-0
- Maccabi Petah Tikva – Hapoel Petah Tikva – 2-0
