BEER SHEVA. Hapoel Be’er Sheva tops Maccabi Haifa 1-0 after E. Tibi scored just 1 goal (79′). Hapoel Be’er Sheva took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

M. Abu Fani received a red card (50′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Maccabi Haifa lost the match.

The match was played at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium stadium in Beer Sheva on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Hapoel Be\'er Sheva

1 - 0

Maccabi Haifa

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 14 Total 1
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 100 Attack 71
  • 69 Dangerous attack 36
  • 84 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hapoel Be’er Sheva was in firm control of the ball 56% while Maccabi Haifa was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hapoel Be’er Sheva was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Be’er Sheva won the match​.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Be’er Sheva received 4 yellow cards (L. Bareiro, D. Keltjens, O. Glazer and O. Glazer). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa received 4 yellow cards (M. Alphonse, M. Abu Fani, D. Haziza and R. Gershon).

Also, Maccabi Haifa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Abu Fani (Maccabi Haifa) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (50′).

Match Timeline

M. Bareiro- Yellow
19'
20'
31'
46'
50'
52'
M. Jaber- sub ->O. Atzili
60'
61'
61'
R. Gershon- sub ->O. Arad
62'
D. Haziza- Yellow
64'
64'
77'
R. Gershon- Yellow
E. Tibi(goal)
79'
82'
83'
S. Menachem- sub ->J. Rodriguez
84'
83'
S. Menachem- sub ->J. Rodriguez
90'
84'
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 match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will have 66 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa will stay with 72 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will host Bnei Sakhnin on the 20th of May with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (11 draws).

Maccabi Haifa will host Maccabi Netanya on the 20th of May with a 23-11 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Haifa (5 draws).

Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Formation

The manager Elyaniv Felix Barda decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Hapoel Be’er Sheva made 5 changes: R. Hatuel for S. S. Yehezkel (60′), G. Marmentini for R. Safuri (64′), G. Marmentini for R. Safuri (64′), D. Keltjens for H. Abd Elhamed (84′) and D. Micha for D. Moreno (84′).

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

Barak Bakhar played with: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 6 changes: A. Mohamed for N. Lavi (46′), O. Atzili for M. Jaber (52′), D. David for G. Donyoh (61′), O. Arad for R. Gershon (61′), J. Rodriguez for S. Menahem (83′) and J. Rodriguez for S. Menahem (83′).

Results of the day

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