JERUSALEM. Maccabi Haifa prevails over Beitar Jerusalem with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Khalaili (45′) and a goal from D. David (50′).
The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Roei Reinshreiber with the collaboration of Yossi Babayof and Zeev Frenkel. The 4th official was Dekel Tzino.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 6 Total 11
- 1 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 93 Attack 89
- 46 Dangerous attack 47
- 59 Ball safe 48
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 55% while Beitar Jerusalem was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the contest.
Beitar Jerusalem shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (Adi Menachem Yona and Zohar Zasano). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Beitar Jerusalem stays with 22 points to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Maccabi Haifa will has 48 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Beitar Jerusalem will play away with Bnei Sakhnin on the 9th of February with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of Bnei Sakhnin (15 draws).
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Haifa on the 9th of February with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (7 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
46'
45'
Beitar Jerusalem started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Yosef Abukasis decided to play with the following team: Miguel Silva , Zohar Zasano , Plamen Galabov , Adi Gotlieb , Grigory Morozov , Yarden Shua , Dan Azaria , Adi Menachem Yona , Ismaila Soro , Fred Friday and Mayron George .
The home team had on the bench: Nika Khorkheli , Yuval Ashkenazi, Nehoray Dabush , Dor Micha , Li On Mizrahi , Omer Korsia, Roei Ben Shimon , Rom Alyagon and Roy Sason.
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 5 changes: Fred Friday for Roei Ben Shimon (75′), Zohar Zasano for Li On Mizrahi (46′), Dan Azaria for Nika Khorkheli (54′), Mayron George for Dor Micha (54′) and Adi Menachem Yona for Nehoray Dabush (87′).
Player of the match: Dan Azaria
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Beitar Jerusalem was Dan Azaria.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
45'
Maccabi Haifa started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Messay Dego played with: Shareef Keouf , Anan Khalaili , Abdoulaye Seck , Lorenco Šimić , Shon Goldberg , Kenny Saief , Gadi Kinda , Ali Mohamed , Daniel Sundgren , Lior Refaelov and Dean David .
These were the players on the bench: Show , Frantzdy Pierrot , Lior Kasa , Itamar Nitzan, Suf Podgoreanu, Ilay Feingold, Tomer Hemed, Daniil Lesovoy and Rami Gershon .
Maccabi Haifa could not rely on the presence of Show (injured).
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: Kenny Saief for Show (69′), Ali Mohamed for Daniil Lesovoy (69′), Dean David for Frantzdy Pierrot (69′), Shon Goldberg for Rami Gershon (54′) and Gadi Kinda for Lior Kasa (78′).
Player of the match: Lior Refaelov
The most impressive player for Maccabi Haifa was Lior Refaelov even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Bnei Sakhnin – 1-1
- Beitar Jerusalem – Maccabi Haifa – 0-2
- Ashdod – Hapoel Petah Tikva – 2-0
- Hapoel Hadera – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 1-0
- Maccabi Petah Tikva – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 1-0
