JERUSALEM. Beitar Jerusalem finds the way to recover against Hapoel Petah Tikva with a penalty kick on the I. Vered 39′ and a goal on the H. Shibli 89′. Hapoel Petah Tikva 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 Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Idan Layba assisted by Snir Weintraub and Oshri Cohen. The 4th official was Ohad Asulin.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 7 Total 24
- 4 On Target 9
- 1 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 90 Attack 84
- 39 Dangerous attack 56
- 60 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 3
Fouls
- 3 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Hapoel Petah Tikva had a superior ball possession 59% while Beitar Jerusalem was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Petah Tikva was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Hapoel Petah Tikva to win the contest.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Petah Tikva shot 24 times, 9 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
(Beitar Jerusalem) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Beitar Jerusalem has 22 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Hapoel Petah Tikva will has 16 points like Hapoel Katamon and Maccabi Petah Tikva to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away against Hapoel Katamon on the 26th of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (1 draw).
Hapoel Petah Tikva will play away against Ashdod on the 2nd of February with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Ashdod (5 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
73'
35'
25', 30'
Beitar Jerusalem started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: Miguel Silva , Zohar Zasano , Orel Dgani , Adi Gotlieb , Li On Mizrahi , Dan Azaria , Ismaila Soro , Timothy Muzie , Adi Menachem Yona , Yarden Shua and Fred Friday .
The home team had on the bench: Yuval Ashkenazi, Nehoray Dabush, Dor Micha, Ori Dahan , Mayron George , Ofir Kriaf , Omer Korsia, Roy Sason and Amir Berkovich.
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 3 changes: Fred Friday for Ofir Kriaf (46′), Yarden Shua for Ori Dahan (73′) and Timothy Muzie for Mayron George (83′).
Player of the match: Adi Menachem Yona
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was Adi Menachem Yona.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Hapoel Petah Tikva – Formation
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Petah Tikva started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Ofer Tzalpepe played with: Omer Katz , Ofek Osher , Roey Elimelech , Nico Antonitsch , Matan Gosha , Jean Quiñonez , Idan Vered , Roy Navi , Avi Rikan , Shoval Gozlan and Fortune Bassey .
These were the players on the bench: Matan Peleg, Raz Stein, Samuel Broun, Bar Nohi , Ido Davidov, Benny Golan , Hamza Shibli , Ran Haspia and Raz Zarbailov.
Substitutions
Hapoel Petah Tikva made 4 changes: Ofek Osher for Hamza Shibli (56′), Avi Rikan for Benny Golan (80′), Idan Vered for Bar Nohi (80′) and Roey Elimelech for Raz Stein (90′).
Player of the match: Avi Rikan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Petah Tikva was Avi Rikan.
His rating is with 31 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Maccabi Netanya – Bnei Sakhnin – 0-1
- Beitar Jerusalem – Hapoel Petah Tikva – 2-2
- Ashdod – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 1-0
