SAKHNIN. Bnei Sakhnin and Ashdod draw 1-1. C. Spinelli scored the first goal (9′) for Bnei Sakhnin. S. Nachmani equalized (23′).

The match was played at the Doha Stadium stadium in Sakhnin on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Refael Geva with the help of Lioz Adi and Igor Shilnikov. The 4th official was Ohad Asulin. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.28 degrees Celsius or 66.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bnei Sakhnin was in firm control of the ball 55% while Ashdod was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bnei Sakhnin had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Bnei Sakhnin to win the match​.

Bnei Sakhnin shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ashdod shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bnei Sakhnin received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Abu Nil). On the opposite side, Ashdod didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Bnei Sakhnin has 32 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Ashdod will has 22 points like Hapoel Hadera to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Bnei Sakhnin will play away against Hapoel Hadera on the 1st of March with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Hapoel Hadera (0 draws).

Ashdod will host Maccabi Netanya on the 1st of March with a 21-12 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Netanya (8 draws).

Bnei Sakhnin – Formation

Bnei Sakhnin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Slobodan Drapić decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Abu Nil (6.8), Marwan Gantos (6.8), Konstantinos Sotiriou (6.6), Hassan Hilo (6.7), Rotem Keller (6.6), Ilay Eliyau Elmkies (7.1), Saher Taji (6.4), Muhamad Shaker (7.1), Matanel Tadisa (7.0), Zahi Ahmed (7.3) and Claudio Spinelli (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ido Vaier, Josef Ganda (6.8), Itai Ben Hamo, Basil Khuri (6.8), Ovadia Dervish (6.4), Abed Yassin, Muhamad Badarna (7.0), Godwin Chinemeren (7.0) and Abdalla Halaihal.

Substitutions

Bnei Sakhnin made 5 changes: Marwan Gantos for Ovadia Dervish (46′), Matanel Tadisa for Josef Ganda (64′), Muhamad Shaker for Muhamad Badarna (63′), Zahi Ahmed for Basil Khuri (85′) and Ilay Eliyau Elmkies for Godwin Chinemeren (77′).

Player of the match: Zahi Ahmed​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bnei Sakhnin was Zahi Ahmed.

His rating is 7.3 with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 19.

Ashdod – Formation

Also Ashdod adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Eliyahu Levi played with: Sahar Hasson (6.7), Tom Ben-Zaken (7.9), Timothy Dennis Awany  (7.0), Omri Ben Harush (6.6), Gil Cohen (7.0), Yosef Azulay Shlomy (7.0), Martin Beautrel Atemengue Ndzie (7.1), Jordan Botaka (7.5), Noam Mucha (6.7), Mohammad Kanaan (7.0) and Stav Nachmani (7.9).

They had on the bench: Clark Robertson (6.7), Shalev Harash, Roy Levy (6.7), Ilay Tamam, Raz Zaguri, Ebenezer Mamatah (6.4), Ravid Hay Abergel, Elad Shahaf (7.0) and Jordan Sebban (6.4).

Ashdod could not rely on the presence of Roy Levy (injured) and Clark Robertson (injured).

Substitutions

Ashdod made 5 changes: Mohammad Kanaan for Roy Levy (46′), Gil Cohen for Clark Robertson (64′), Yosef Azulay Shlomy for Jordan Sebban (71′), Stav Nachmani for Elad Shahaf (82′) and Noam Mucha for Ebenezer Mamatah (82′).

Player of the match: Tom Ben-Zaken​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ashdod was Tom Ben-Zaken.

His rating is 7.9 with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Hapoel Katamon – Maccabi Bnei Raina – 1-0
• Bnei Sakhnin – Ashdod – 1-1
• Maccabi Netanya – Hapoel Haifa – 1-2
• Maccabi Tel Aviv – Maccabi Petah Tikva – 4-0