Hapoel Haifa recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Maccabi Netanya 2-1

NETANYA. Hapoel Haifa was able to reverse the score against Maccabi Netanya to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Hapoel Haifa recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Maccabi Netanya 2-1

NETANYA. Hapoel Haifa succeeded in turn the tables against Maccabi Netanya to win 2-1. It was Maccabi Netanya to strike first with an early goal of Oz Bilu at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tomer Yosefi gave the win to Hapoel Haifa in the 89′ minute with a penalty.

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 with the collaboration of Roei Hassan and May Moalem. The 4th official was Majed Rushrush. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Maccabi Netanya

1 - 2

Team 1

Hapoel Haifa

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 117 Attack 109
  • 85 Dangerous attack 62
  • 90 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Maccabi Netanya was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Hapoel Haifa that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Netanya was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Hapoel Haifa was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Maccabi Netanya shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Haifa shot 14 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Maccabi Netanya received 1 yellow card (Bar Cohen). Regarding the opposition, Hapoel Haifa received 2 yellow cards (Tomer Yosefi and Dmitriy Antilevskiy ).

Match Timeline

O. Bilu(goal)
3'
B. Cohen- Yellow
16'
34'
Dmitriy Antilevskiy- Yellow
46'
N. Ben Harush- sub ->Denis Polyakov 
46'
Y. Kurka- sub ->Liran Sardal
56'
O. Biton- sub ->Inon Eliyahu
59'
Tomer Yosefi- Yellow
S. Bilenkyi- sub ->Oz Bilu
63'
I. Tanko- sub ->Igor Zlatanović
63'
65'
O. Checkol- sub ->Felipe Santos
M. Levy- sub ->Itay Ben Shabat
68'
N. Belay- sub ->Nassim Ouammou
76'
A. Salman- sub ->Bar Cohen
76'
76'
B. Lin- sub ->Dor Malul
78'
Dmitriy Antilevskiy(goal)Tomer Yosefi
79'
Tomer Yosefi(VAR)
89'
Tomer Yosefi(penalty)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
72
31
Maccabi Haifa
65
31
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
58
31
Hapoel Haifa
50
31
Maccabi Bnei Raina
43
31
Bnei Sakhnin
36
31
Hapoel Katamon
31
26
Maccabi Petah Tikva
30
26
Maccabi Netanya
28
26
Hapoel Hadera
28
26
Hapoel Tel Aviv
26
26
Beitar Jerusalem
25
26
Ashdod
22
26
Hapoel Petah Tikva
19
26

After this match, Maccabi Netanya stays with 25 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Hapoel Haifa will has 44 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Netanya will play away with Ashdod on the 1st of March with a 21-12 head to head in favor of Maccabi Netanya (8 draws).

Hapoel Haifa will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 1st of March with a 20-3 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (13 draws).

Maccabi Netanya – Formation

Maccabi Netanya
G
O. Niron 22.Israel
6.8
D
I. Ben Shabat 4.Israel
7.5
68'
D
K. Jaber 26.Israel
7.3
D
N. Ouammou 42.France
6.7
76'
D
S. Khvadagiani 44.Georgia
7.0
M
M. Plakushchenko 7.Israel
7.8
M
B. Enow 8.Cameroon
6.7
M
O. Bilu 10.Israel
7.5
63' Goals3'
M
B. Cohen 14.Israel
7.3
76' 16'
M
L. Rotman 54.Israel
7.1
F
I. Zlatanović 66.Serbia
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
T. Tzarfati 18.Israel
M
M. Levy 5.Israel
6.7
68'
M
B. Zaarura 6.Israel
M
N. Belay 16.Israel
5.8
76'
M
G. Mizrahi 80.Israel
F
S. Bilenkyi 9.Ukraine
6.8
63'
F
I. Tanko 11.Ghana
6.7
63'
F
A. Salman 20.Israel
6.6
76'
F
I. Shviro 99.Israel

Maccabi Netanya adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Guy Tzarfati decided to play with the following team: Omer Niron (6.8), Karm Jaber (7.3), Saba Khvadagiani (7.0), Itay Ben Shabat (7.5), Nassim Ouammou (6.7), Bar Cohen (7.3), Maxim Plakushchenko (7.8), Boris Enow (6.7), Oz Bilu (7.5), Igor Zlatanović (7.0) and Liran Rotman (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Matan Levi (6.7), Basam Zaarura, Stanislav Bilenkyi (6.8), Ibrahim Tanko (6.7), Naftali Balay (5.8), Tomer Zarfati, Ahmad Ebraheim (6.6), Guy Mizrahi and Itamar Shviro.

Substitutions

Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: Oz Bilu for Stanislav Bilenkyi (63′), Igor Zlatanović for Ibrahim Tanko (63′), Nassim Ouammou for Naftali Balay (76′), Bar Cohen for Ahmad Ebraheim (76′) and Itay Ben Shabat for Matan Levi (68′).

Player of the match: Maxim Plakushchenko​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Maccabi Netanya was Maxim Plakushchenko.

His rating is 7.8 with 55 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Hapoel Haifa – Formation

Hapoel Haifa
G
Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel
7.1
D
I. Eliyahu 22.Israel
6.3
56'
D
G. Diba 25.Israel
6.7
D
Denis Polyakov 33.Belarus
7.0
46'
D
H. Elhamed 44.Israel
7.0
M
D. Malul 4.Israel
6.8
76'
M
Tomer Yosefi 10.Israel
8.2
59' Goals89'
M
Felipe Santos 11.Brazil
7.5
65'
M
I. Boganim 17.Israel
6.8
M
L. Serdal 24.Israel
7.0
46'
F
Dmitriy Antilevskiy 90.Belarus
7.3
34' Goals78'
Substitutes
G
N. Antman 13.Israel
D
N. Ben Harush 2.Israel
7.0
46'
D
O. Biton 12.Israel
7.1
56'
M
B. Lin 19.Israel
6.4
76'
M
I. Noy 20.Israel
M
Y. Kurka 40.
7.3
46'
F
N. Tubul 16.Israel
F
O. Checkol 30.Israel
7.0
65'

Also Hapoel Haifa adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ronny Levy played with: Yoav Gerafi (7.1), Inon Eliyahu (6.3), George Diba (6.7), Denis Polyakov  (7.0), Hatem Abd Elhamed (7.0), Liran Sardal (7.0), Tomer Yosefi (8.2), Dor Malul (6.8), Itay Buganim (6.8), Dmitriy Antilevskiy  (7.3) and Felipe Santos (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Noam Ben Harush (7.0), Oren Biton (7.1), Niv Antman, Niv Tubul, Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin (6.4), Itamar Noy, Oded Checkol (7.0) and Yealo Kurka (7.3).

Substitutions

Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: Denis Polyakov  for Noam Ben Harush (46′), Liran Sardal for Yealo Kurka (46′), Inon Eliyahu for Oren Biton (56′), Felipe Santos for Oded Checkol (65′) and Dor Malul for Bar Shmuel Enosh Lin (76′).

Player of the match: Tomer Yosefi​

The most impressive player for Hapoel Haifa was Tomer Yosefi.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 32 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 23. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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