ASHDOD. Ashdod and Hapoel Hadera draw 1-1. S. Harush scored the first goal (64′) for Ashdod. N. Gotlieb equalized (79′). Hapoel Hadera was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Yud-Alef Stadium stadium in Ashdod on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Gal Laibuvitz with the collaboration of Avi Goldstein and Ra’afat Al Hamula. The 4th official was Yoav Mizrahi. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 2 Total 11
- 1 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 121
- 50 Dangerous attack 95
- 105 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 9
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Hapoel Hadera had a superior ball possession 57% while Ashdod was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Hadera had a more offensive attitude with 95 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Hapoel Hadera to win the match.
Ashdod shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Hadera shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Ashdod received 3 yellow cards (, and ). Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Hadera received 3 yellow cards (, and ).
(Ashdod) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (21′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ashdod will have 9 points to soar in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Hapoel Hadera will have 7 points like Hapoel Haifa, Bnei Sakhnin and Ironi Kiryat Shmona to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Ashdod will host Hapoel Katamon on the 30th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Katamon (0 draws).
Hapoel Hadera will host Hapoel Katamon on the 16th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Hadera (3 draws).
Ashdod – Formation
Ashdod
89'
58'
21'
64'
The manager Ran Ben Shimon decided to play with the following team: Yoav Pini Gerafi, Tom Ben-Zaken, Timothy Dennis Awanyi, Nenad N. Cvetković, Gil Cohen, Naor Sabag, Yaniv Mizrachi, Jordan Sebban, David Cuperman Coifman, Mohammad Kna’an and Ebenezer Mamatah.
The home team had on the bench: Shalev Harash, Zohar Zasno, Abdul Zakaria Mugeese, Lucas Spinola Salinas, Dor Jan, Adir Levi, Sahar Hasson, Ya’akov Berihon and Oz Bilu.
Substitutions
Ashdod made 4 changes: Y. Mizrahi for S. Harush (34′), T. Ben Zaken for Z. Zasano (58′), M. Kanaan for Z. Mugeese (59′) and J. Sebban for L. Salinas (76′).
Hapoel Hadera – Formation
Hapoel Hadera
Assaf Nimni played with: Rubi Levkovic, Ido Levy, Klemen Šturm, Mohammed El-Khatib, Diya Lababidi, Jonathan Cissé, Gilad Avramov, Philip Orite Ipole, Sa’ar Fadida, Menashe Zalka and Steven Alfred.
These were the players on the bench: Nicolas Olsak, Niv Gutlib, Tomer Mahluf, Rom Alyagon, Nehorai Ifrah, Gai Herman, Tom Berkovic, Tarek Bushank and Oren Sitbon.
Substitutions
Hapoel Hadera made 5 changes: M. Zalka for N. Olsak (46′), S. Fadida for N. Gotlieb (55′), K. Sturm for R. Alyagon (62′), M. El Khatib for T. Mahluf (62′) and P. Ipole for N. Ifrah (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Maccabi Netanya – Hapoel Be’er Sheva – 1-2
- Maccabi Haifa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 2-0
- Ashdod – Hapoel Hadera – 1-1
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Hapoel Haifa – 1-1
