HAIFA. Hapoel Haifa had a narrow win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Ran Binyamin received a red card (73′). This red card was one of the reason why Hapoel Tel Aviv lost the match.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Sapir Berman who had the assistance of Tuval Rahamim Koltunoff and Igor Shilnikov. The 4th official was Aviad Yahav-Hay Shiloach. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.29 degrees Celsius or 55.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 71 Attack 75
- 44 Dangerous attack 57
- 74 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Haifa was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Tel Aviv was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Hapoel Haifa managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Hapoel Haifa shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Hapoel Tel Aviv shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Haifa received 4 yellow cards (Mohammed Kamara, Oren Biton, Samuel Broun and Naor Sabag). Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (Ihab Ganayem).
Also, Hapoel Tel Aviv didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Ran Binyamin (Hapoel Tel Aviv) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (73′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hapoel Haifa has 37 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Tel Aviv will stays with 20 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 2nd of February with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Hapoel Tel Aviv will play away against Hapoel Hadera on the 2nd of February with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (5 draws).
Hapoel Haifa – Formation
Hapoel Haifa
64'
61'
6'
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: Yoav Gerafi , Inon Eliyahu , George Diba , Denis Polyakov , Noam Ben Harush , Liran Sardal , Naor Sabag , Itay Buganim , Tomer Yosefi , Mohammed Kamara and Guy Melamed .
The home team had on the bench: Dor Malul , Fernand Mayembo , Felipe Santos , Oren Biton , Niv Antman, Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin, Itamar Noy , Oded Checkol and Yealo Kurka.
Substitutions
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: Naor Sabag for Fernand Mayembo (65′), Itay Buganim for Felipe Santos (64′), Inon Eliyahu for Oren Biton (64′), Guy Melamed for Itamar Noy (85′) and Liran Sardal for Dor Malul (72′).
Player of the match: Guy Melamed
The player that probably impressed the most for Hapoel Haifa was Guy Melamed.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 5.
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Formation
Hapoel Tel Aviv
73'
Hapoel Tel Aviv started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Borja Lema played with: Emilijus Zubas , Ran Binyamin , Tal Archel , Bryan Passi , Or Blorian , Raz Meir , Elian Rohana , Ihab Ganayem , Dan Einbinder , Hisham Layous and Alen Ožbolt .
These were the players on the bench: Ziv Morgan , El Yam Kancepolsky, Noam Bonnet, Mavis Tchibota , Aviv Salem, Omer Senior, Roy Baranes, Stav Torial and Liad Ramot .
Substitutions
Hapoel Tel Aviv made 4 changes: Elian Rohana for Stav Torial (46′), Tal Archel for Ziv Morgan (46′), Dan Einbinder for Mavis Tchibota (81′) and Alen Ožbolt for Liad Ramot (87′).
Player of the match: Stav Torial
The player that probably impressed the most for Hapoel Tel Aviv was Stav Torial.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
His performance was extraordinary also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Katamon – 2-1
- Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Maccabi Haifa – 2-1
- Hapoel Haifa – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 4-3
- Maccabi Petah Tikva – Hapoel Hadera – 1-0
