Maccabi Haifa tops Hapoel Katamon 2-1

HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa topped Hapoel Katamon to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Maccabi Haifa tops Hapoel Katamon 2-1

HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa beat Hapoel Katamon to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Maccabi Haifa to strike first with an early goal of Shon Goldberg at the 9′. Then it was a penalty in the 29′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Frantzdy Pierrot gave the win to Maccabi Haifa in the 44′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Idan Layba who was helped by Sagi Mezamber and Avi Goldstein. The 4th official was Erez Papir. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.32 degrees Celsius or 68.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Maccabi Haifa

2 - 1

Team 1

Hapoel Katamon

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 83 Attack 109
  • 31 Dangerous attack 45
  • 88 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Maccabi Haifa was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Hapoel Katamon that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hapoel Katamon was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Maccabi Haifa was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Maccabi Haifa shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Katamon shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Maccabi Haifa received 3 yellow cards (Goni Naor, Lior Refaelov and Mahmoud Jaber). On the opposite side, Hapoel Katamon received 2 yellow cards (Nadav Aviv Niddam and Awka Ashta).

Match Timeline

Shon Goldberg(goal)Lior Refaelov
9'
29'
M. Hozez(penalty)
F. Pierrot(goal)
44'
D. David- sub ->Frantzdy Pierrot
46'
46'
A. Ashta- sub ->Lior Kasa
46'
Capita- sub ->Ofek Biton
M. Jaber- Yellow
49'
56'
N. Niddam- sub ->Tomer Altman
D. David(VAR)
59'
L. Refaelov- Yellow
61'
62'
N. Niddam- Yellow
G. Naor- sub ->Mahmoud Jaber
67'
67'
K. Zoabi- sub ->Matan Hozez
70'
A. Ashta- Yellow
73'
I. Dahan- sub ->Aynao Prada
S. Podgoreanu- sub ->Anan Khalaili
79'
M. Kandil- sub ->Tjaronn Chery
85'
G. Naor- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
72
31
Maccabi Haifa
62
30
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
55
30
Hapoel Haifa
50
30
Maccabi Bnei Raina
43
31
Bnei Sakhnin
36
30
Hapoel Katamon
31
26
Maccabi Petah Tikva
30
26
Maccabi Netanya
28
26
Hapoel Hadera
28
26
Hapoel Tel Aviv
26
26
Beitar Jerusalem
25
26
Ashdod
22
26
Hapoel Petah Tikva
19
26

After playing this encounter, Maccabi Haifa has 30 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Katamon will stays with 15 points like Maccabi Petah Tikva to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will play away against Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 10th of January with a 26-16 head to head in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (20 draws).

Hapoel Katamon will host Bnei Sakhnin on the 13th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Bnei Sakhnin (1 draw).

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

Maccabi Haifa
G
S. Keouf 40.Israel
6.8
D
Shon Goldberg 3.Israel
8.0
Goals9'
D
I. Feingold 22.Israel
7.5
D
L. Šimić 44.Croatia
7.9
M
A. Muhammad 4.Niger
7.3
M
A. Khalaili 25.Israel
6.7
79'
M
M. Jaber 26.Israel
6.9
67' 49'
M
P. Cornud 27.France
7.0
F
F. Pierrot 9.Haiti
7.3
46' Goals44'
F
Tjaronn Chery 10.Suriname
7.0
85'
F
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
7.3
61'
Substitutes
G
I. Nitzan 16.Israel
D
M. Kandil 23.Israel
6.6
85'
D
R. Gershon 55.Israel
M
G. Naor 18.Israel
6.6
67' 90'
M
I. Hagag 28.Israel
M
H. Shibli 34.Israel
M
Y. Levi 37.Israel
F
S. Podgoreanu 17.Israel
6.7
79'
F
D. David 21.Israel
6.5
46'

Maccabi Haifa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Messay Dego decided to play with the following team: Shareef Keouf (6.8), Ilay Feingold (7.5), Lorenco Šimić (7.9), Shon Goldberg (8.0), Anan Khalaili (6.7), Mahmoud Jaber (6.9), Ali Mohamed (7.3), Pierre Cornud (7.0), Tjaronn Chery (7.0), Frantzdy Pierrot (7.3) and Lior Refaelov (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Itamar Nitzan, Suf Podgoreanu (6.7), Goni Naor (6.6), Dean David (6.5), Maor Kandil (6.6), Ilay Hajaj, Hamza Shibli, Yarin Levi and Rami Gershon.

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: Frantzdy Pierrot for Dean David (46′), Anan Khalaili for Suf Podgoreanu (79′), Tjaronn Chery for Maor Kandil (85′) and Mahmoud Jaber for Goni Naor (67′).

Player of the match: Shon Goldberg​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Maccabi Haifa was Shon Goldberg.

His rating is 8.0 with 1 goal, 70 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Hapoel Katamon – Formation

Hapoel Katamon
G
N. Zamir 55.Israel
6.4
D
S. Piven 2.Israel
6.8
D
N. Malmud 3.Israel
6.5
D
O. Agvadish 16.Israel
6.7
D
M. Grechkin 33.Israel
6.1
M
M. Hozez 7.Israel
7.6
67' Goals29'
M
T. Altman 10.Israel
6.4
56'
M
A. Farada 21.Israel
7.3
73'
M
L. Kasa 77.Israel
6.3
46'
F
J. Duin 9.Netherlands
6.8
F
O. Biton 15.Israel
6.9
46'
Substitutes
G
A. Adeleye 1.Nigeria
D
A. Glazer 4.Israel
D
A. Ashta 6.Israel
6.9
46' 70'
D
O. Nadir 20.Israel
M
N. Niddam 24.Israel
6.8
56' 62'
M
Capita 29.Angola
7.1
46'
F
O. Roizman 8.Israel
F
K. Zoabi 17.Israel
6.6
67'
F
I. Dahan 19.Israel
6.4
73'

Hapoel Katamon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ziv Arie played with: Nadav Zamir (6.4), Omer Agvadish (6.7), Shahar Piven (6.8), Noam Gil Malmud (6.5), Maksim Grechkin (6.1), Matan Hozez (7.6), Tomer Altman (6.4), Aynao Prada (7.3), Lior Kasa (6.3), Ofek Biton (6.9) and Jelle Duin (6.8).

They had on the bench: Adebayo Adeleye, Amit Glazer, Awka Ashta (6.9), Or Roizman, Karem Zoabi (6.6), Idan Aharon Cohen (6.4), Ofek Nadir, Nadav Aviv Niddam (6.8) and Capita (7.1).

Hapoel Katamon could not rely on the presence of Idan Aharon Cohen (injured).

Substitutions

Hapoel Katamon made 5 changes: Ofek Biton for Capita (46′), Lior Kasa for Awka Ashta (46′), Tomer Altman for Nadav Aviv Niddam (56′), Matan Hozez for Karem Zoabi (67′) and Aynao Prada for Idan Aharon Cohen (73′).

Player of the match: Matan Hozez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Katamon was Matan Hozez.

His rating is 7.6 with 1 goal, 23 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.​