Ashdod tops Sektzia Nes Tziona 1-0 with a goal scored by N. Cvetkovic

ASHDOD. Ashdod prevails over Sektzia Nes Tziona 1-0 after N. Cvetkovic scored just 1 goal (45').

By
Luke Meyer
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Ashdod tops Sektzia Nes Tziona 1-0 with a goal scored by N. Cvetkovic

ASHDOD. Ashdod tops Sektzia Nes Tziona 1-0 after N. Cvetkovic scored just 1 goal (45′). Ashdod made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Saturday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.8 degrees Celsius or 82.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ashdod

1 - 0

Team 1

Sektzia Nes Tziona

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 21 Total 6
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 99
  • 73 Dangerous attack 40
  • 63 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Ashdod had a superior ball possession 56% while Sektzia Nes Tziona was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ashdod had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ashdod won the match​.

Ashdod shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Sektzia Nes Tziona shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Ashdod received 2 yellow cards (E. Mamatah and ). On the other side, Sektzia Nes Tziona received 4 yellow cards (, , O. Roizman and ).

Match Timeline

E. Mamatah- Yellow
27'
45'
60'
60'
Almog Buzaglo- sub ->D. Kochav
A. Levi- sub ->E. Mamatah
70'
G. Cohen- Yellow
76'
80'
86'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Hapoel Haifa
41
7
Maccabi Haifa
81
10
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
74
10
Beitar Jerusalem
40
7
Maccabi Tel Aviv
73
10
Hapoel Tel Aviv
37
7
Maccabi Netanya
45
10
Bnei Sakhnin
37
7
Hapoel Katamon
45
10
Maccabi Bnei Raina
35
7
Hapoel Hadera
34
7
Ashdod
43
10
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
32
7
Sektzia Nes Tziona
25
7

After this contest, Ashdod has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Sektzia Nes Tziona stays with 0 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ashdod will host Hapoel Katamon on the 30th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Katamon (0 draws).

Sektzia Nes Tziona will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 17th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Ashdod – Formation

Ashdod
G
Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel
D
T. Ben Zaken 15.Israel
D
T. Awany 4.Uganda
D
Nenad Cvetkovic  5.Serbia
Goals45'
M
G. Cohen 3.Israel
76'
M
N. Sabag 55.Israel
M
Lucas Salinas 8.Brazil
90'
M
Z. Zasno 16.Israel
M
S. Harush 9.Israel
F
O. Bilu 99.Israel
F
E. Mamatah 18.Ghana
70' 27'
Substitutes
A. Levi 19.Israel
70'
G
S. Hasson 41.Israel
D
Nir Hasson 71.Israel
D
S. Hakmon 24.Israel
M
M. Ndzie 6.Cameroon
M
Yaniv Mizrachi 7.Israel
M
Isaac Papo 17.Ghana
90'
M
N. Bazia 11.Israel
M
J. Sebban 97.France

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

Substitutions

Ashdod made 2 changes: E. Mamatah for A. Levi (70′) and L. Salinas for I. Papo (90′).

Sektzia Nes Tziona – Formation

Sektzia Nes Tziona
G
Yosi Ginzburg 1.Israel
D
O. Ben Harush 5.Israel
D
Uri Magbo 28.Israel
D
Michael Siroshtein 20.Israel
M
Ness Nissim Zamir 18.Israel
60'
M
Dor Kochav 7.Israel
60'
M
Ange-Freddy Plumain 10.France
M
Aboubakar Keita 99.Ivory Coast
M
M. Usman 17.Nigeria
86'
M
I. Trost 15.Israel
M
Levan Kutalia 19.Georgia
80'
Substitutes
Kachal Yosef 30.Israel
G
N. Antman 13.Israel
D
Itay Rotman 66.Israel
M
Stav Israeli 12.Israel
M
Ari Moura 70.Brazil
60'
M
Almog Buzaglo 77.Israel
60'
M
Eitan Komisarov 25.Israel
M
Eylon Yerushalmi 23.Israel
F
O. Roizman 8.Israel
90'

Nir Berckovich played with: .

Substitutions

Sektzia Nes Tziona made 2 changes: N. Zamir for Moura Ari (60′) and D. Kochav for A. Buzaglo (60′).

Results of the day

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