BEER SHEVA. Hapoel Be’er Sheva beat Maccabi Haifa to win 2-1. A goal from T. Hemed was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Hapoel Be’er Sheva to strike first with a goal of Antonio Sefer at the 50′. Then Hélder Lopes scored again for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 71′ minute. Eventually, Tomer Hemed reduced the distance for Maccabi Haifa (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Hapoel Be’er Sheva took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium stadium in Beer Sheva on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Gal Laibuvitz with the collaboration of Mati Yacobov and Rosti Telis. The 4th official was Gal Levi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 11.77 degrees Celsius or 53.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 91 Attack 96
- 84 Dangerous attack 57
- 56 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Ball possession
Hapoel Be’er Sheva had a strong ball possession 57% while Maccabi Haifa was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Be’er Sheva was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Be’er Sheva won the match.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 18 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Be’er Sheva didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa received 2 yellow cards (Dean David and Frantzdy Pierrot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva has 36 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa will stays with 42 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will host Maccabi Netanya on the 2nd of February with a 15-13 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (7 draws).
Maccabi Haifa will host Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 26th of January with a 26-17 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (20 draws).
Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
90'
71'
Hapoel Be’er Sheva started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Elyaniv Felix Barda decided to play with the following team: Niv Eliasi , André Poko , Mariano Bareiro , Miguel Vítor , Hélder Lopes , Eden Shamir , Roy Gordana , Yoni Stoyanov , Antonio Sefer , Imran Oulad Omar and Rotem Hatuel .
The home team had on the bench: Harel Shalom, Ilay Madmon, Amir Ganah , Alon Turgeman , Eitan Tibi , Shai Elias , Dadya Or, Ram Yigal Golan and Noam Shahar.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva could not rely on the presence of Eitan Tibi (injured).
Substitutions
Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 4 changes: Imran Oulad Omar for Amir Ganah (68′), Yoni Stoyanov for Shai Elias (78′), Rotem Hatuel for Alon Turgeman (78′) and André Poko for Eitan Tibi (90′).
Player of the match: Antonio Sefer
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hapoel Be’er Sheva was Antonio Sefer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
22'
Maccabi Haifa started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Messay Dego played with: Shareef Keouf , Anan Khalaili , Ilay Feingold , Lorenco Šimić , Shon Goldberg , Pierre Cornud , Lior Kasa , Ali Mohamed , Lior Refaelov , Frantzdy Pierrot and Dean David .
These were the players on the bench: Gadi Kinda , Kenny Saief , Itamar Nitzan, Suf Podgoreanu , Goni Naor , Tomer Hemed , Ziv Ben Shimol, Rami Gershon and Roei Fuchs.
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: Pierre Cornud for Kenny Saief (69′), Anan Khalaili for Gadi Kinda (86′), Ali Mohamed for Goni Naor (86′), Dean David for Tomer Hemed (76′) and Lior Refaelov for Suf Podgoreanu (76′).
Player of the match: Tomer Hemed
The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Haifa was Tomer Hemed.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 76′.
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
