NETANYA. Hapoel Hadera overcame Beitar Jerusalem to win 2-1. It was Hapoel Hadera to strike first with an early goal of J. Cisse at the 4′. Then M. El Khatib scored again for Hapoel Hadera in the 25′ minute. Eventually, I. Nicolaescu reduced the distance for Beitar Jerusalem a penalty (62′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Beitar Jerusalem lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
R. Hanzis received a red card (40′). This red card was one of the reason why Beitar Jerusalem lost the match.
The match was played at the Netanya Stadium (Netanya) stadium in Netanya on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 8 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 89
- 59 Dangerous attack 54
- 77 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 18 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Beitar Jerusalem had a strong ball possession 57% while Hapoel Hadera was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hapoel Hadera was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Hadera won the match.
Hapoel Hadera shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Hapoel Hadera received 2 yellow cards (P. Ipole and D. Lababidi). On the other side, Beitar Jerusalem received 3 yellow cards (T. Thomas, I. Madmon and Y. Shua).
Also, Beitar Jerusalem didn’t end the match with 11 players after R. Hanzis (Beitar Jerusalem) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (40′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hapoel Hadera will have 10 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Beitar Jerusalem will stay with 3 points like Hapoel Tel Aviv to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Hadera will host Hapoel Katamon on the 16th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Hapoel Hadera (3 draws).
Beitar Jerusalem will play away agasint Hapoel Katamon on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Beitar Jerusalem (0 draws).
Hapoel Hadera – Formation
Hapoel Hadera
25'
79'
58'
The manager Assaf Nimni decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hapoel Hadera made 3 changes: M. Zalka for A. Yeverbaum (36′), G. Avramov for S. Bourard (58′) and S. Fadida for N. Gotlieb (62′).
Beitar Jerusalem – Formation
Beitar Jerusalem
40'
Yosef Abukasis played with: .
Substitutions
Beitar Jerusalem made 4 changes: D. Houja for Y. Shua (35′), E. Guerredo for R. Hanzis (35′), T. Thomas for S. Nachmani (83′) and B. Cohen for A. Yona (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.
- Hapoel Katamon – Bnei Sakhnin – 1-2
- Hapoel Hadera – Beitar Jerusalem – 2-1
- Maccabi Bnei Raina – Maccabi Haifa – 1-0
- Sektzia Nes Tziona – Maccabi Netanya – 1-1
