NETANYA. Maccabi Tel Aviv succeeded in clinch a draw against Bnei Sakhnin with a late goal from Y. Malede scored in the (88′) after Bnei Sakhnin got a lead with a goal from M. Shaker (19′). Maccabi Tel Aviv was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Winner Stadium stadium in Netanya on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gal Laibuvitz who was helped by Rosti Telis and Eliran Ben Simon. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.44 degrees Celsius or 61.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 20 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 162 Attack 86
- 144 Dangerous attack 30
- 90 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Tel Aviv had a superior ball possession 73% while Bnei Sakhnin was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Tel Aviv was putting more pressure with 144 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Maccabi Tel Aviv to win the match.
Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 20 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bnei Sakhnin shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (Raz Shlomo). On the other side, Bnei Sakhnin received 5 yellow cards (Saher Taji, Konstantinos Sotiriou, Hassan Hilo, Slobodan Drapić and Muhamad Badarna).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Maccabi Tel Aviv has 46 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Bnei Sakhnin will has 25 points like Maccabi Petah Tikva to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play away against Maccabi Netanya on the 9th of February with a 24-12 head to head in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (11 draws).
Bnei Sakhnin will host Beitar Jerusalem on the 9th of February with a 17-13 head to head stats in favor of Bnei Sakhnin (15 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Formation

Maccabi Tel Aviv started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Robbie Keane decided to play with the following team: Roei Mashpati
, Avishay Cohen , Raz Shlomo , Enric Saborit , Ofir Davidzada , Gabi Kanichowsky , Joris van Overeem , Dor Peretz , Dor Turgeman , Eran Zahavi and Milson .The home team had on the bench: Roy Revivo
, Yonatan Cohen, Yonas Malede , Daniel Tenenbaum, Matan Baltaxa, Ido Shahar , Kiko Bondoso , Eden Karzev and Osher Davida .Substitutions
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 5 changes: Ofir Davidzada for Roy Revivo (46′), Dor Turgeman for Osher Davida (58′), Dor Peretz for Ido Shahar (59′), Avishay Cohen for Yonas Malede (76′) and Joris van Overeem for Kiko Bondoso (46′).
Player of the match: Gabi Kanichowsky
The player that probably impressed the most for Maccabi Tel Aviv was Gabi Kanichowsky.
His rating is
with 90 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.Bnei Sakhnin – Formation

Bnei Sakhnin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Slobodan Drapić played with: Mohammed Abu Nil
, Ido Vaier , Konstantinos Sotiriou , Hassan Hilo , Rotem Keller , Muhamad Badarna , Saher Taji , Muhamad Shaker , Adrian Fawn , Zahi Ahmed and Dor Hugi .These were the players on the bench: Marwan Gantos
, Ilay Eliyau Elmkies , Matanel Tadisa, Yoel Abuhatzera , Itai Ben Hamo , Basil Khuri, Claudio Spinelli , Ovadia Dervish and Abed Yassin.Substitutions
Bnei Sakhnin made 5 changes: Muhamad Badarna for Ilay Eliyau Elmkies (65′), Muhamad Shaker for Marwan Gantos (65′), Saher Taji for Claudio Spinelli (78′), Dor Hugi for Yoel Abuhatzera (78′) and Ido Vaier for Itai Ben Hamo (87′).
Player of the match: Muhamad Shaker
The player that probably impressed the most for Bnei Sakhnin was Muhamad Shaker.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.