ASHDOD. Bnei Sakhnin defeats Ashdod 1-0 after B. Kayal scored a penalty (53′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Saturday and it started at 3:45 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ashdod

0 - 1

Bnei Sakhnin

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 7 Total 5
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 133 Attack 77
  • 115 Dangerous attack 43
  • 70 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Ashdod was in firm control of the ball 67% while Bnei Sakhnin was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ashdod was more aggressive with 115 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Bnei Sakhnin found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Ashdod shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bnei Sakhnin shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Ashdod received 3 yellow cards (A. Jaber, G. Cohen and L. Inbrum). On the other side, Bnei Sakhnin received 3 yellow cards (B. Kayal, I. Ganaem and G. Melamed).

Match Timeline

16'
37'
G. Cohen- Yellow
51'
53'
B. Kayal(penalty)
55'
S. Harush- sub ->L. Inbrum
60'
60'
60'
68'
70'
75'
75'
80'
B. Kayal- Yellow
81'
M. Kamaheni- sub ->K. Saief
84'

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 playing this encounter, Ashdod will stay with 3 points like Hapoel Katamon to move up in the 13th place. On the other side, Bnei Sakhnin will have 8 points like Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya to move up in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ashdod will play away against Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 25th of October with a 22-5 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (10 draws).

Bnei Sakhnin will host Ironi Kiryat Shmona on the 23rd of October with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Ironi Kiryat Shmona (9 draws).

Ashdod – Formation

The manager Ran Ben Shimon decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Ashdod made 5 changes: F. Abu Akel for G. Katabi (60′), L. Inbrum for S. Harush (60′), A. Jaber for A. Agayev (75′), O. Bilevi for N. Bazea (75′) and K. Saief for M. Kamaheni (84′).

Bnei Sakhnin – Formation

On the opposite side, Sharon Mimer played with: .

Substitutions

Bnei Sakhnin made 3 changes: N. Cirkovic for H. Goldenberg (60′), G. Melamed for I. Conte (68′) and B. Kayal for Moura Ari (81′).

Results of the day

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