HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa overcomes Sektzia Nes Tziona 3-1. Maccabi Haifa made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.5 degrees Celsius or 81.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 19 Total 5
- 7 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 111
- 82 Dangerous attack 55
- 89 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sektzia Nes Tziona was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Sektzia Nes Tziona shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 1 yellow card (D. Batubinsika). On the opposite side, Sektzia Nes Tziona received 1 yellow card (E. Yerushalmi).
Also, Sektzia Nes Tziona didn’t end the match with 11 players after I. Rotman (Sektzia Nes Tziona) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maccabi Haifa will have 12 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Sektzia Nes Tziona will stay with 0 points to hold in the 14th place.
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 statistic in favor of Maccabi Haifa (1 draw).
Sektzia Nes Tziona will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 17th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Maccabi Haifa
48'
80'
21', 53'
The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: M. Tchibota for D. Haziza (46′), M. Levi for T. Chery (46′), N. Rukavytsya for F. Pierrot (61′) and I. Eliyahu for D. David (80′).
Sektzia Nes Tziona – Formation
Sektzia Nes Tziona
90'
Nir Berckovich played with: .
Substitutions
Sektzia Nes Tziona made 4 changes: M. Usman for N. Zamir (60′), S. Acka for M. Siroshten (67′), A. Buzaglo for I. Rotman (79′) and A. Plumain for Moura Ari (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Hadera – Hapoel Haifa – 1-1
- Bnei Sakhnin – Maccabi Netanya – 0-0
- Maccabi Haifa – Sektzia Nes Tziona – 3-1
- Ashdod – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 0-0
