JERUSALEM. Ashdod and Beitar Jerusalem draw 1-1. J. Botaka scored the first goal (51′) for Ashdod. Y. Shua made it even (71′) with a penalty. Beitar Jerusalem was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Sapir Berman assisted by Yossi Babayof and Orpaz Hay Hen. The 4th official was Roei Reinshreiber.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 1 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 130 Attack 91
- 77 Dangerous attack 54
- 99 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Beitar Jerusalem was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ashdod was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beitar Jerusalem was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Beitar Jerusalem to win the match.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ashdod shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Beitar Jerusalem received 1 yellow card (Adi Gotlieb). Talking about the opposition, Ashdod received 3 yellow cards (Noam Mucha, Gil Cohen and Tom Ben-Zaken).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Beitar Jerusalem has 15 points like Hapoel Katamon and Maccabi Petah Tikva to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Ashdod will has 10 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away against Hapoel Hadera on the 13th of January with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (1 draw).
Ashdod will host Hapoel Haifa on the 13th of January with a 12-11 head to head record in favor of Ashdod (10 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: Miguel Silva , Orel Dgani , Ori Dahan , Adi Gotlieb , Grigory Morozov , Ismaila Soro , Trazie Thomas Zai , Timothy Muzie , Adi Menachem Yona , Yarden Shua and Fred Friday .
The home team had on the bench: Yuval Ashkenazi , Nehoray Dabush, Dor Micha , Kim Zivat, Ofir Kriaf, Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon and Roy Sason.
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 2 changes: Adi Menachem Yona for Yuval Ashkenazi (61′) and Trazie Thomas Zai for Dor Micha (56′).
Player of the match: Yarden Shua
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was Yarden Shua.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.
Ashdod – Formation
Also Ashdod adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Eliyahu Levi played with: Ariel Harush , Tom Ben-Zaken , Clark Robertson , Gil Cohen , Ilay Tamam , Shalev Harash , Michael Ohana , Roy Levy , Noam Mucha , Jordan Botaka and Josef Ganda .
These were the players on the bench: Yosef Azulay Shlomy, Zohar Zasano, Adir Levi , Shaked Hakmon, Elad Shahaf , Obeida Khattab, Sahar Hasson, Yaakov Brihon and Lucas Salinas .
Ashdod could not rely on the presence of Elad Shahaf (injured).
Substitutions
Ashdod made 3 changes: Michael Ohana for Lucas Salinas (78′), Josef Ganda for Adir Levi (88′) and Noam Mucha for Elad Shahaf (88′).
Player of the match: Roy Levy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ashdod was Roy Levy.
His rating is with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.