Maccabi Haifa beats Ashdod 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa was capable to turn the tables against Ashdod.

October 30, 2022

HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa was capable to turn the tables against Ashdod. It was Ashdod to score first with a goal from A. Seck. Notwithstanding, later Maccabi Haifa found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with T. D. Awany (23′), F. Pierrot (34′) and M. Abu Fani (73′). Maccabi Haifa capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Maccabi Haifa

3 - 1

Ashdod

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

9 Total 7
6 On Target 5
3 Off Target 2
0 Shots blocked 0

52 Attack 51
32 Dangerous attack 38
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 9

Fouls

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

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 57% while Ashdod was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ashdod was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Maccabi Haifa managed to find the solution to win this encounter.

Maccabi Haifa shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ashdod shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Maccabi Haifa didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Ashdod received 1 yellow card (N. Sabag).

Match Timeline

Abdoulaye Seck(own-goal)

16'

18'

23'

T. Awany(own-goal)

F. Pierrot(goal)M. Tchibota

34'

58'

68'

69'

73'

74'

S. Hakmon- sub ->T. Ben Zaken

75'

80'

81'

S. Menachem- sub ->P. Cornud

81'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Maccabi Haifa will have 24 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Ashdod will stay with 13 points like Bnei Sakhnin to hold in the 6th 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 1-1 head to head record.

Ashdod will host Hapoel Katamon on the 30th of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Hapoel Katamon (0 draws).

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

Maccabi Haifa

Josh Cohen 44.United States

Shon Goldberg 3.Israel

P. Cornud 27.France

81'

Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal

R. Meir 22.Israel

58'

A. Muhammad 4.Niger

69'

Neta Lavi 6.Israel

M. Tchibota 11.Republic of the Congo

69'

O. Atzili 7.Israel

D. David 21.Israel

F. Pierrot 9.Haiti

34'

Substitutes

R. Mishpati 90.Israel

Dylan Batubinsika 19.France

58'

S. Menachem 12.Israel

81'

Arad Ofri 15.Israel

81'

Tjaronn Chery 10.Suriname

69'

Mohammed Abu Fani 16.Israel

69'

73'

M. Levi 33.Israel

I. Eliyahu 36.Israel

Nikita Rukavytsya 13.Australia

The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: R. Meir for D. Batubinsika (58′), A. Mohamed for T. Chery (69′), M. Tchibota for M. Abu Fani (69′), D. Batubinsika for O. Arad (81′) and P. Cornud for S. Menahem (81′).

Ashdod – Formation

Ashdod

Yoav Gerafi 1.Israel

T. Ben Zaken 15.Israel

74'

T. Awany 4.Uganda

Nenad Cvetkovic 5.Serbia

G. Cohen 3.Israel

80'

N. Sabag 55.Israel

18'

J. Sebban 97.France

75'

Z. Zasno 16.Israel

68'

Samuel Alabi 23.Ghana

68'

M. Kna'an 10.Israel

E. Mamatah 18.Ghana

Substitutes

A. Levi 19.Israel

S. Hasson 41.Israel

S. Hakmon 24.Israel

74'

Nir Hasson 71.Israel

D. Cuperman 20.Colombia

75'

R. Levy 28.Israel

Zakaria Mugeese 26.Ghana

68'

O. Bilu 99.Israel

68'

Dor Jan 11.Israel

80'

Ran Ben Shimon played with: .

Substitutions

Ashdod made 5 changes: Z. Zasano for Z. Mugeese (68′), S. Alabi for O. Bilu (68′), T. Ben Zaken for S. Hakmon (74′), J. Sebban for D. Cuperman (75′) and G. Cohen for D. Jan (80′).