HAIFA. Maccabi Tel Aviv beats Hapoel Haifa 1-0 after I. Nachmias scored just 1 goal (45′).
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erez Papir who had the assistance of Mati Yacobov and Avi Goldstein. The 4th official was Odeh Na’al. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.32 degrees Celsius or 66.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 7 Total 15
- 4 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 82 Attack 98
- 45 Dangerous attack 63
- 50 Ball safe 54
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Maccabi Tel Aviv was in firm control of the ball 55% while Hapoel Haifa was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Tel Aviv won the match.
Hapoel Haifa shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Haifa received 1 yellow card (Liran Sardal). On the other side, Maccabi Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (Avishay Cohen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hapoel Haifa stays with 21 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Tel Aviv will has 34 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will host Beitar Jerusalem on the 4th of January with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (15 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv will play away against Ashdod on the 3rd of January with a 26-6 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (12 draws).
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
Hapoel Haifa
61'
87'
Hapoel Haifa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ronny Levy decided to play with the following team: Niv Antman , Noam Ben Harush , George Diba , Hatem Abd Elhamed , Oren Biton , Denis Polyakov , Naor Sabag , Itay Buganim , Tomer Yosefi , Felipe Santos and Mohammed Kamara .
The home team had on the bench: Dor Malul, Niv Tubul, Guy Melamed , Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin , Itamar Noy, Inon Eliyahu, Liran Sardal , Oded Checkol and Attia Harel.
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: Felipe Santos for Guy Melamed (61′), George Diba for Liran Sardal (61′), Itay Buganim for Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin (69′), Naor Sabag for Itamar Noy (90′) and Tomer Yosefi for Oded Checkol (90′).
Player of the match: Niv Antman
The player that probably impressed the most for Hapoel Haifa was the goalkeeper: Niv Antman. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation
Maccabi Tel Aviv
45'
Maccabi Tel Aviv started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Robbie Keane played with: Orlando Mosquera , Avishay Cohen , Derrick Luckassen , Idan Nachmias , Roy Revivo , Dan Biton , Joris van Overeem , Dor Peretz , Yonatan Cohen , Eran Zahavi and Milson .
These were the players on the bench: Dor Turgeman , Gabi Kanichowsky , Sheran Yeini , Ofir Davidzada , Yehoda Belay, Ido Shahar, Kiko Bondoso , Osher Davida and Roei Mashpati.
Maccabi Tel Aviv could not rely on the presence of Ofir Davidzada (injured).
Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 5 changes: Derrick Luckassen for Ofir Davidzada (39′), Dan Biton for Gabi Kanichowsky (70′), Eran Zahavi for Dor Turgeman (70′), Yonatan Cohen for Kiko Bondoso (87′) and Avishay Cohen for Sheran Yeini (87′).
Player of the match: Idan Nachmias
The most impressive player for Maccabi Tel Aviv was Idan Nachmias.
His rating is with 1 goal, 86 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv – Maccabi Haifa – 0-0
- Hapoel Haifa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 0-1
- Beitar Jerusalem – Maccabi Petah Tikva – 3-2
