BEER SHEVA. Hapoel Be’er Sheva overcomes Maccabi Netanya with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Hatuel (8′) and a goal from R. Gordana (77′). Maccabi Netanya lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium stadium in Beer Sheva on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Orel Grinfeeld with the assistance of Roei Hassan and Daniel Ben Hur. The 4th official was Igal Frid. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.12 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Maccabi Netanya was in firm control of the ball 60% while Hapoel Be’er Sheva was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Netanya had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Hapoel Be’er Sheva succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Netanya shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Be’er Sheva received 3 yellow cards (Artur Shushenachev, Eden Shamir and Eitan Tibi). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Netanya received 3 yellow cards (Joel Abu Hanna, Igor Zlatanović and Karm Jaber).

Standings

After this contest, Hapoel Be’er Sheva has 42 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Netanya will stays with 24 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will host Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 9th of February with a 22-3 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (5 draws).

Maccabi Netanya will host Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 9th of February with a 24-12 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (11 draws).

Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation

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 (7.3), André Poko (7.3), Miguel Vítor (7.3), Eitan Tibi (7.0), Hélder Lopes (6.7), Eden Shamir (7.5), Roy Gordana (7.9), Yoni Stoyanov (6.7), Antonio Sefer (7.5), Imran Oulad Omar (6.8) and Rotem Hatuel (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Harel Shalom, Artur Shushenachev (7.0), Déinner Quiñones (6.6), Amir Ganah (6.4), Alon Turgeman (6.8), Shai Elias (6.4), Máximo Levi, Dadya Or and Ram Yigal Golan.

Substitutions

Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 5 changes: Yoni Stoyanov for Amir Ganah (51′), Imran Oulad Omar for Artur Shushenachev (51′), Eden Shamir for Shai Elias (66′), Rotem Hatuel for Déinner Quiñones (81′) and Antonio Sefer for Alon Turgeman (81′).

Player of the match: Roy Gordana​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hapoel Be’er Sheva was Roy Gordana.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Maccabi Netanya – Formation

Maccabi Netanya started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Guy Tzarfati played with: Tomer Zarfati (7.0), Guy Mizrahi (7.5), Karm Jaber (7.0), Saba Khvadagiani (7.5), Joel Abu Hanna (7.7), Nassim Ouammou (7.5), Aviv Avraham (6.7), Igor Zlatanović (6.3), Naftali Balay (7.0), Itamar Shviro (7.0) and Stanislav Bilenkyi (6.7).

They had on the bench: Itay Ben Shabat, Matan Levi, Maxim Plakushchenko (7.0), Oz Bilu (6.4), Yuval Sade, Bar Cohen, Ahmad Ebraheim, Omer Niron and Liran Rotman (6.4).

Maccabi Netanya could not rely on the presence of Maxim Plakushchenko (injured).

Substitutions

Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: Aviv Avraham for Maxim Plakushchenko (29′), Stanislav Bilenkyi for Liran Rotman (69′), Naftali Balay for Oz Bilu (69′), Guy Mizrahi for Itay Ben Shabat (90′) and Itamar Shviro for Bar Cohen (90′).

Player of the match: Joel Abu Hanna​

The most impressive player for Maccabi Netanya was Joel Abu Hanna.

His rating is 7.7 with 64 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Maccabi Netanya – 2-0