JERUSALEM. Hapoel Katamon was capable to reverse the score against Beitar Jerusalem to win 2-1. It was Beitar Jerusalem to strike first with a goal of Adi Menachem Yona at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Matan Hozez gave the win to Hapoel Katamon in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Gal Laibuvitz with the support of Mati Yacobov and Idan Bernstein. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Katamon was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Beitar Jerusalem that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Beitar Jerusalem was more aggressive with 29 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Hapoel Katamon managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Hapoel Katamon shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Katamon received 1 yellow card (Eloge Yao). On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (Miguel Silva and Yarden Shua).

Standings

After this match, Hapoel Katamon has 19 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem will stays with 22 points like Maccabi Petah Tikva to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Katamon will play away with Hapoel Haifa on the 2nd of February with a 2-2 head to head.

Beitar Jerusalem will host Maccabi Haifa on the 2nd of February with a 20-17 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Haifa (12 draws).

Hapoel Katamon – Formation

Hapoel Katamon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ziv Arie decided to play with the following team: Adebayo Adeleye (6.6), Eloge Yao (6.8), Shahar Piven (7.0), Noam Gil Malmud (6.6), Omer Agvadish (6.8), Aynao Prada (6.6), Tomer Altman (6.6), Nadav Aviv Niddam (6.5), Cedric (6.8), Kévin Soni (6.5) and Ofek Biton (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Amit Glazer, Matan Hozez (7.5), Karem Zoabi (6.9), Idan Aharon Cohen (7.0), Ofek Nadir (6.7), Yorai Maliac, Peleg Hamani, Nadav Zamir and Ohad Almagor (6.7).

Substitutions

Hapoel Katamon made 5 changes: Tomer Altman for Idan Aharon Cohen (46′), Nadav Aviv Niddam for Matan Hozez (46′), Kévin Soni for Karem Zoabi (76′), Cedric for Ohad Almagor (74′) and Omer Agvadish for Ofek Nadir (74′).

Player of the match: Matan Hozez​

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

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 17 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Beitar Jerusalem – Formation

Beitar Jerusalem started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Yosef Abukasis played with: Miguel Silva (6.1), Grigory Morozov (6.6), Ori Dahan (6.8), Adi Gotlieb (6.6), Li On Mizrahi (6.5), Zohar Zasano (6.5), Timothy Muzie (7.6), Ismaila Soro (6.9), Adi Menachem Yona (7.8), Yarden Shua (7.7) and Fred Friday (6.7).

They had on the bench: Orel Dgani (5.9), Yuval Ashkenazi, Nehoray Dabush (6.7), Dor Micha (6.4), Mayron George, Ofir Kriaf (6.3), Omer Korsia, Rom Alyagon and Roy Sason.

Beitar Jerusalem could not rely on the presence of Orel Dgani (injured).

Substitutions

Beitar Jerusalem made 4 changes: Zohar Zasano for Dor Micha (64′), Timothy Muzie for Orel Dgani (87′), Fred Friday for Nehoray Dabush (80′) and Adi Menachem Yona for Ofir Kriaf (80′).

Player of the match: Adi Menachem Yona​

The most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was Adi Menachem Yona.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 10 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Hapoel Katamon – Beitar Jerusalem – 2-1
• Maccabi Bnei Raina – Hapoel Hadera – 2-1