HAIFA. Hapoel Haifa had a fantastic comeback against Beitar Jerusalem. Hapoel Haifa was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Igal Frid with the help of Sagi Mezamber and Idan Bernstein. The 4th official was Aviad Yahav-Hay Shiloach. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.82 degrees Celsius or 65.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 21 Total 9
- 9 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 132 Attack 84
- 99 Dangerous attack 34
- 85 Ball safe 84
- 2 Penalties 1
- 10 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Hapoel Haifa had a superior ball possession 62% while Beitar Jerusalem was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Haifa was more aggressive with 99 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Haifa won the match.
Hapoel Haifa shot 21 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Haifa received 4 yellow cards (Dor Malul, Noam Ben Harush, Mohammed Kamara and Liran Sardal). Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem received 4 yellow cards (Yosef Abukasis, Timothy Muzie, Yarden Shua and Grigory Morozov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hapoel Haifa has 24 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Beitar Jerusalem will stays with 14 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will play away with Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 8th of January with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Petah Tikva (11 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem will host Ashdod on the 8th of January with a 21-12 head to head in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (12 draws).
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
Hapoel Haifa
59'
38'
52'
Hapoel Haifa started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Ronny Levy decided to play with the following team: Niv Antman , Noam Ben Harush , George Diba , Hatem Abd Elhamed , Oren Biton , Tomer Yosefi , Liran Sardal , Denis Polyakov , Naor Sabag , Mohammed Kamara and Guy Melamed .
The home team had on the bench: Dor Malul , Felipe Santos , Niv Tubul, Itay Buganim , Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin, Itamar Noy , Inon Eliyahu, Oded Checkol and Attia Harel.
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 4 changes: Oren Biton for Dor Malul (38′), George Diba for Itay Buganim (38′), Tomer Yosefi for Felipe Santos (86′) and Liran Sardal for Itamar Noy (86′).
Player of the match: Tomer Yosefi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Haifa was Tomer Yosefi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 13 crosses.
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 , Yuval Ashkenazi , Ismaila Soro , Timothy Muzie , Adi Menachem Yona , Yarden Shua and Fred Friday .
These were the players on the bench: Orel Dgani , Trazie Thomas Zai , Nehoray Dabush, Dor Micha , Ofir Kriaf, Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon, Roy Sason and Amir Berkovich .
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 4 changes: Yuval Ashkenazi for Trazie Thomas Zai (64′), Adi Gotlieb for Orel Dgani (75′), Timothy Muzie for Amir Berkovich (78′) and Adi Menachem Yona for Dor Micha (78′).
Player of the match: Miguel Silva
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was the goalkeeper: Miguel Silva. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
