HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Nof HaGalil draw 1-1. D. David scored the first goal (45′) for Maccabi Haifa. A. Khalaihal made it even (84′). Maccabi Haifa was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 14 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 95
- 81 Dangerous attack 47
- 79 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 61% while Hapoel Nof HaGalil was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Maccabi Haifa to win the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Nof HaGalil shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 3 yellow cards (B. Planic, M. Alphonse and A. Mohamed). On the opposite side, Hapoel Nof HaGalil received 3 yellow cards (D. Tweh, E. Balilti and S. Marinovic).
Also, Hapoel Nof HaGalil didn’t finish the match with 11 players after E. Balilti (Hapoel Nof HaGalil) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (66′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Haifa will have 56 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Nof HaGalil will have 20 points like Hapoel Katamon to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will play away with Beitar Jerusalem on the 11th of March with a 17-17 head to head stats.
Hapoel Nof HaGalil will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 11th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (0 draws).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: J. Rodriguez for M. Tchibota (56′), N. Lavi for A. Mohamed (69′), M. Abu Fani for M. Jaber (69′), D. David for B. Sahar (81′) and T. Chery for M. Levi (81′).
Hapoel Nof HaGalil – Formation
Shai Barda played with: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Nof HaGalil made 5 changes: S. Nachmani for E. Velblum (57′), T. Muzie for R. Hanzis (74′), D. Tweh for L. Shukrun (74′), W. Habiballa for Guti (79′) and D. Azulay for A. Khalaihal (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Hadera – 1-0
- Maccabi Haifa – Hapoel Nof HaGalil – 1-1
- Hapoel Katamon – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 0-1
- Maccabi Netanya – Ironi Kiryat Shmona – 3-1