NETANYA. Maccabi Netanya beats Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-1.
The match was played at the Netanya Stadium (Netanya) stadium in Netanya on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 9 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 117
- 55 Dangerous attack 45
- 95 Ball safe 97
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Maccabi Netanya was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Netanya was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Netanya won the match.
Maccabi Netanya shot 12 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ironi Kiryat Shmona shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Netanya received 1 yellow card (P. Twumasi). On the opposite side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona received 4 yellow cards (R. Kehat, A. Rochet, Z. Morgan and ).
Also, Ironi Kiryat Shmona didn’t end the match with 11 players after Z. Morgan (Ironi Kiryat Shmona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Netanya will have 39 points like Bnei Sakhnin to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will stay with 30 points like Hapoel Haifa to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Netanya will play away against Hapoel Tel Aviv on the 11th of March with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (12 draws).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona will host Ashdod on the 11th of March with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Ironi Kiryat Shmona (12 draws).
Maccabi Netanya – Formation
The manager Benny Lam decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: I. Vaier for Z. Sehovic (46′), B. Enow for H. Ezra (46′), Y. Ashkenazi for Y. Sade (63′), I. Zlatanovic for Y. Mizrahi (77′) and P. Guiagon for S. Tzedek (81′).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Formation
Slobodan Drapić played with: .
Substitutions
Ironi Kiryat Shmona made 3 changes: J. Szoke for A. Rochet (20′), I. Shviro for A. Sharetzky (68′) and A. Sharetzky for Willie (68′).
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