HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa annihilates Maccabi Netanya 4-1 with goals of O. Atzili (45′), O. Atzili (78′ pen), O. Atzili (88′) and (90′). Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Netanya scored with I. Zlatanovic (22′). Maccabi Haifa took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Snir Levi with the support of Roei Hassan and Idan Yarkoni. The 4th official was Aviad Yahav-Hay Shiloach. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 14 Total 4
- 7 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 91
- 73 Dangerous attack 46
- 88 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a superior ball possession 58% while Maccabi Netanya was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Maccabi Netanya shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 2 yellow cards (D. Haziza and S. Goldberg). On the other side, Maccabi Netanya received 5 yellow cards (L. Rotman, F. Hartherz, A. Avraham, B. Enow and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Haifa has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Netanya stays with 3 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 13th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (1 draw).
Maccabi Netanya will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 3rd of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: N. Lavi for A. Mohamed (59′), D. David for T. Chery (59′), N. Rukavytsya for F. Pierrot (59′), D. Haziza for M. Tchibota (79′) and O. Arad for R. Gershon (83′).
Maccabi Netanya – Formation
Benny Lam played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Netanya made 5 changes: E. Berko for G. Itzhak (62′), S. Konstantini for K. Jaber (62′), F. Hartherz for A. Berkovich (62′), A. Avraham for E. Azulay (73′) and L. Rotman for M. Ohana (74′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Hapoel Katamon – 1-1
- Hapoel Tel Aviv – Bnei Sakhnin – 0-2
- Maccabi Haifa – Maccabi Netanya – 4-1
- Ashdod – Sektzia Nes Tziona – 1-0