NETANYA. Ironi Kiryat Shmona found a way to reverse the scoreline before demolishing Hapoel Hadera. It was Hapoel Hadera to score first with a goal from M. Plakushchenko. However, later Ironi Kiryat Shmona found the way to turn the tables scoring 4 consecutive goals with R. Kehat (24′), M. Shaker (45′), I. Shviro (54′) and I. Ben Shabat (66′). Ironi Kiryat Shmona was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Netanya Stadium (Netanya) stadium in Netanya on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 5 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 65 Attack 77
- 34 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Ironi Kiryat Shmona had a superior ball possession 62% while Hapoel Hadera was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ironi Kiryat Shmona was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ironi Kiryat Shmona won the contest.
Hapoel Hadera shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ironi Kiryat Shmona shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Hadera received 3 yellow cards (G. Avramov, S. Gozlan and S. Alfred). On the other side, Ironi Kiryat Shmona received 1 yellow card (I. Ben Shabat).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hapoel Hadera will stay with 39 points to go up in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will have 37 points to lose in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Hadera will play away against Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 13th of May with a 2-2 head to head record.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona will play away agasint Beitar Jerusalem on the 13th of May with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (11 draws).
Hapoel Hadera – Formation
The manager Menahem Koretski decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Hadera made 4 changes: S. Gozlan for A. Lin (46′), J. Cisse for A. Ben Hemo (46′), D. Azruel for I. Markov (46′) and G. Avramov for A. Katan (62′).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Formation
Slobodan Drapić played with: .
Substitutions
Ironi Kiryat Shmona made 5 changes: I. Ben Shabat for Y. Lugasi (68′), I. Ben Shabat for Y. Lugasi (68′), J. Szoke for A. Rochet (68′), M. Shaker for S. Bar-On (78′) and M. Shaker for S. Bar-On (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.