Bnei Sakhnin seizes a 2-1 win against Hapoel Haifa

HAIFA. Bnei Sakhnin defeated Hapoel Haifa to win 2-1. A penalty from G. Melamed was decisive in the 90min.

September 4, 2022

HAIFA. Bnei Sakhnin beat Hapoel Haifa to win 2-1. A penalty from G. Melamed was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Bnei Sakhnin to strike first with a goal of B. Kayal at the 63′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Melamed gave the win to Bnei Sakhnin in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Bnei Sakhnin was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

T. Glazer received a red card (42′). This red card was one of the reason why Hapoel Haifa lost the match.

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 Aviad Yahav-Hay Shiloach. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.8 degrees Celsius or 80.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.

Match Statistics

Hapoel Haifa

1 - 2

Bnei Sakhnin

! 35 Ball Possession 65

Shots

5 Total 14
2 On Target 5
3 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

87 Attack 90
33 Dangerous attack 60
82 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 1
2 Corners 5

Fouls

2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Bnei Sakhnin was in firm control of the ball 65% while Hapoel Haifa was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bnei Sakhnin had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bnei Sakhnin won the match.

Hapoel Haifa shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bnei Sakhnin shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Haifa received 2 yellow cards (H. Maman and K. Sotiriou). On the other side, Bnei Sakhnin received 2 yellow cards ( and B. Kayal).

(Hapoel Haifa) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (42′).

Match Timeline

33'

46'

57'

63'

B. Kayal(goal)Marwan Kabha

64'

D. Malul- sub ->G. Mizrahi

65'

64'

70'

K. Sotiriou- Yellow

74'

86'

Jubayer Bushnaq- sub ->S. Gozlan

90'

89'

B. Kayal- Yellow

90'

G. Melamed(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Hapoel Haifa stays with 4 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Bnei Sakhnin has 6 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will play away against Hapoel Katamon on the 24th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Hapoel Katamon (1 draw).

Bnei Sakhnin will host Hapoel Katamon on the 27th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Bnei Sakhnin (1 draw).

Hapoel Haifa – Formation

Hapoel Haifa

O. Levita 21.Israel

Dino Stiglec 34.Croatia

K. Sotiriou 5.Cyprus

70'

Andrei Miron 44.Romania

Dudu Twito 14.Israel

G. Mizrahi 22.Israel

65'

Hanan Maman 15.Israel

64'

33'

Leandro Silva 8.Portugal

64'

T. Glazer 66.Israel

A. Turgeman 17.Israel

46'

S. Gozlan 10.Israel

90'

74'

Substitutes

Ran Kadosh 1.Israel

D. Malul 4.Israel

65'

Loai Taha 20.Israel

Gal Arel 6.Israel

46'

Gidi Kanuk 26.Israel

64'

Kwame Quee 77.Sierra Leone

64'

Nichita Motpan 7.Moldova

L. Serdal 24.Israel

Jubayer Bushnaq 25.Israel

90'

The manager Nir Klinger decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: A. Turgeman for G. Arel (46′), H. Maman for G. Kanyuk (64′), L. Silva for K. Quee (64′), G. Mizrahi for D. Malul (65′) and S. Gozlan for J. Bushnak (90′).