HAIFA. Hapoel Haifa overcomes Maccabi Bnei Raina with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Mayembo (16′) and a goal from M. Kamara (30′). Maccabi Bnei Raina lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Yoni Klez with the assistance of and Chai Zommer. The 4th official was Odeh Na’al. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.77 degrees Celsius or 69.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Hapoel Haifa

2 - 0

Maccabi Bnei Raina

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 61 Attack 82
  • 34 Dangerous attack 53
  • 62 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 19
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Maccabi Bnei Raina was in firm control of the ball 58% while Hapoel Haifa was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Bnei Raina had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Hapoel Haifa found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Hapoel Haifa shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Bnei Raina shot 10 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Haifa received 2 yellow cards (N. Sabag and Mohammed Kamara). Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Bnei Raina received 4 yellow cards (N. Ljubisavljević, Sambinha, Sharon Mimer and K. Ganem).

Match Timeline

Fernand Mayembo(goal)B. Lin
16'
25'
K. Ganem- Yellow
Mohammed Kamara(goal)G. Melamed
30'
46'
A. Meir- sub ->R. Shukrani
46'
A. Rabah- sub ->Abdallah Jaber
56'
Sambinha- Yellow
N. Sabag- Yellow
58'
59'
N. Bazia- sub ->F. Vargas
65'
N. Ljubisavljević- Yellow
Mohammed Kamara- Yellow
69'
I. Boganim- sub ->K. Ganem
73'
73'
F. Góndola- sub ->N. Sabag
L. Serdal- sub ->L. Halaf
73'
Felipe Santos- sub ->Mohammed Kamara
73'
I. Noy- sub ->B. Lin
73'
O. Checkol- sub ->Tomer Yosefi
82'
O. Checkol- sub ->G. Melamed
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
62
26
Maccabi Haifa
55
26
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
61
33
Hapoel Haifa
47
26
Maccabi Bnei Raina
43
33
Bnei Sakhnin
33
26
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, Hapoel Haifa has 47 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Maccabi Bnei Raina will stays with 40 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

Hapoel Haifa – Formation

Hapoel Haifa
G
Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel
6.9
D
N. Ben Harush 2.Israel
6.9
D
Fernand Mayembo 5.Republic of the Congo
7.9
16'
D
I. Eliyahu 22.Israel
7.0
D
G. Diba 25.Israel
7.5
M
D. Malul 4.Israel
6.9
M
Mohammed Kamara 7.Liberia
8.5
73' 69' 30'
M
Tomer Yosefi 10.Israel
7.8
82'
M
B. Lin 19.Israel
7.5
73'
M
N. Sabag 55.Israel
6.9
73' 58'
F
G. Melamed 18.Israel
7.6
90'
Substitutes
G
N. Antman 13.Israel
D
O. Biton 12.Israel
M
Felipe Santos 11.Brazil
6.9
73'
M
I. Noy 20.Israel
6.5
73'
M
L. Serdal 24.Israel
6.4
M
Y. Kurka 40.
M
A. Harel 99.
F
I. Boganim 17.Israel
6.6
F
O. Checkol 30.Israel
90'

Hapoel Haifa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ronny Levy decided to play with the following team: Yoav Gerafi (6.9), I. Eliyahu (7.0), G. Diba (7.5), Fernand Mayembo (7.9), N. Ben Harush (6.9), D. Malul (6.9), N. Sabag (6.9), B. Lin (7.5), Tomer Yosefi (7.8), Mohammed Kamara (8.5) and G. Melamed (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Felipe Santos (6.9), O. Biton, N. Antman, I. Boganim (6.6), I. Noy (6.5), L. Serdal (6.4), O. Checkol, Y. Kurka and A. Harel.

Substitutions

Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: Tomer Yosefi for O. Checkol (82′), N. Sabag for F. Góndola (73′), B. Lin for I. Noy (73′), G. Melamed for O. Checkol (90′) and Mohammed Kamara for Felipe Santos (73′).

Player of the match: Mohammed Kamara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hapoel Haifa was Mohammed Kamara.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 35 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Maccabi Bnei Raina – Formation

Maccabi Bnei Raina
G
G. Amos 1.Israel
6.6
D
Sambinha 3.Guinea-Bissau
6.8
56'
D
Abdallah Jaber 14.Palestine
6.9
46'
D
N. Ljubisavljević 26.Serbia
6.8
65'
D
E. Khutaba 29.Israel
6.3
M
M. Usman 10.Nigeria
7.1
M
L. Halaf 11.Israel
7.0
73'
M
R. Shukrani 55.Israel
6.5
46'
F
F. Vargas 7.Venezuela
6.9
59'
F
K. Ganem 12.Israel
7.0
73' 25'
F
M. Koszta 19.Hungary
7.1
Substitutes
G
O. Nahfawi 30.Israel
D
M. Barami 5.
D
A. Rabah 27.Israel
6.9
46'
M
A. Meir 15.Israel
7.0
46'
M
N. Bazia 20.Israel
6.3
59'
M
O. Eliyahu 36.Israel
M
M. Khatib 99.Israel
F
F. Góndola 8.Panama
7.0
F
S. Azulay 9.Israel
6.7

Maccabi Bnei Raina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Sharon Mimer played with: G. Amos (6.6), E. Khutaba (6.3), Sambinha (6.8), N. Ljubisavljević (6.8), Abdallah Jaber (6.9), M. Usman (7.1), L. Halaf (7.0), R. Shukrani (6.5), F. Vargas (6.9), M. Koszta (7.1) and K. Ganem (7.0).

They had on the bench: M. Barami, F. Góndola (7.0), S. Azulay (6.7), A. Meir (7.0), N. Bazia (6.3), A. Rabah (6.9), O. Nahfawi, O. Eliyahu and M. Khatib.

Substitutions

Maccabi Bnei Raina made 5 changes: R. Shukrani for A. Meir (46′), Abdallah Jaber for A. Rabah (46′), F. Vargas for N. Bazia (59′), L. Halaf for L. Serdal (73′) and K. Ganem for I. Boganim (73′).

Player of the match: M. Usman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Maccabi Bnei Raina was M. Usman.

His rating is 7.1 with 49 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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