NAZARETH ILLIT. Maccabi Bnei Raina conquers Maccabi Haifa 1-0 after S. Azulay scored just 1 goal (40′). Maccabi Haifa was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
I. Eliyahu received a red card (37′). This red card was one of the reason why Maccabi Haifa lost the match.
The match was played at the Green Stadium stadium in Nazareth Illit on Saturday and it started at 8:15 pm local time.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 123
- 34 Dangerous attack 107
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 9
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 70% while Maccabi Bnei Raina was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maccabi Haifa was more pushing with 107 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Maccabi Bnei Raina was able to find the solution to win this match.
Maccabi Bnei Raina shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Maccabi Haifa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Bnei Raina received 4 yellow cards (A. Rabah, L. Spendlhofer, R. Boateng and ). Regarding the opposition, Maccabi Haifa received 1 yellow card (A. Seck).
Also, Maccabi Haifa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Eliyahu (Maccabi Haifa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (37′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Maccabi Bnei Raina will have 9 points like Ashdod to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa will stay with 15 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Bnei Raina will play away with Hapoel Katamon on the 10th of March with a 0-0 head to head record.
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 13th of January with a 1-1 head to head.
Maccabi Bnei Raina – Formation
The manager Sharon Mimer decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Bnei Raina made 5 changes: L. Jovanovic for N. Aga (63′), R. Barsky for Y. Brik (63′), O. Khalaila for I. Nortey (75′), O. Noyok for L. Chalaf (76′) and S. Azulay for N. Khotba (89′).
Maccabi Haifa – Formation
Barak Bakhar played with: .
Substitutions
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: M. Abu Fani for D. Sundgren (46′), N. Rukavytsya for F. Pierrot (46′), N. Lavi for A. Mohamed (63′), S. Menahem for P. Cornud (70′) and A. Seck for M. Tchibota (78′).
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