JERUSALEM. Beitar Jerusalem overcomes Hapoel Katamon 1-0 after R. Boakye scored just 1 goal (66′). Beitar Jerusalem was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Y. Eloge received a red card (24′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Hapoel Katamon lost the match.

The match was played at the Teddi Malcha Stadium stadium in Jerusalem on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Hapoel Katamon

0 - 1

Beitar Jerusalem

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 103 Attack 125
  • 59 Dangerous attack 86
  • 74 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Beitar Jerusalem had a superior ball possession 61% while Hapoel Katamon was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beitar Jerusalem was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beitar Jerusalem won the match.​

Hapoel Katamon shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Katamon received 2 yellow cards (H. Shalom and W. Agada). Regarding the opposition, Beitar Jerusalem received 2 yellow cards (O. Krieff and I. Nitzan).

(Hapoel Katamon) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (24′).

Match Timeline

E. Yao- Red
24'
25'
31'
45'
O. Kriaf- Yellow
56'
57'
O. Biton- sub ->R. Barsky
59'
66'
79'
Adebayo Adeleye- sub ->Y. Shabi
80'
80'
80'
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Haifa
75
9
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
50
7
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
70
10
Hapoel Hadera
42
7
Maccabi Tel Aviv
69
10
Ashdod
39
7
Beitar Jerusalem
37
7
Maccabi Netanya
52
10
Hapoel Haifa
35
7
Hapoel Tel Aviv
50
10
Bnei Sakhnin
49
9
Hapoel Katamon
33
7
Hapoel Nof HaGalil
27
7
Maccabi Petah Tikva
27
7

After this encounter, Hapoel Katamon will stay with 24 points like Hapoel Nof HaGalil to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Beitar Jerusalem will have 32 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Katamon will play away against Ashdod on the 13th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Beitar Jerusalem will host Ironi Kiryat Shmona on the 13th of May with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (11 draws).

Hapoel Katamon – Formation

The manager Ziv Arie decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Hapoel Katamon made 5 changes: G. Hadida for M. Gerassi (31′), R. Barsky for O. Biton (59′), Y. Shabi for A. Adeleye (80′), W. Agada for E. Guerrero (80′) and A. Ashta for L. Elmaliach (80′).

Beitar Jerusalem – Formation

Yosef Abukasis played with: .

Substitutions

Beitar Jerusalem made 3 changes: G. Vlijter for R. Boakye (57′), M. Ohana for A. Tamir (79′) and Y. Shua for N. Zrihan (88′).

Results of the day

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