Champions League: Maccabi Haifa manages to draw 2-2 with Crvena Zvezda after recovering a 0-2 deficit
BEOGRAD. Crvena Zvezda manages to recover against Maccabi Haifa with a goal on the D. Sundgren 45' and an own goal from M. Pavkov 90'.
BEOGRAD. Crvena Zvezda manages to recover against Maccabi Haifa with a goal on the D. Sundgren 45′ and an own goal from M. Pavkov 90′.
D. Haziza missed a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Maccabi Haifa to win the match.
D. Haziza missed 1 penalty (45′ + 4′) for Maccabi Haifa.
The match was played at the Stadion Rajko Mitić stadium in Beograd on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Crvena Zvezda was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Maccabi Haifa that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Crvena Zvezda was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Crvena Zvezda to win the match.
Crvena Zvezda shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Crvena Zvezda received 4 yellow cards (G. Kanga, A. Dragovic, M. Rodic and M. Ivanic). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa received 2 yellow cards (B. Bakhar and D. Sundgren).
Match Events
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27'27'
A. Pesic
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40'40'
G. Kanga
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43'43'
M. Ivanic
A. Pesic
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45'45'
A. Dragovic
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45'45'
D. Haziza
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45'45'
Dolev Haziza (Penalty confirmed)
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45'45'
Daniel Sundgren
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53'53'
Kings Kangwa
Guélor Kanga
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72'72'
Omer Atzili
Dean David
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73'73'
Milan Rodic
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78'78'
Milan Pavkov
Aleksandar Pesic
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84'84'
Ibrahim Mustapha
Osman Bukari
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84'84'
Sékou Sanogo
Milan Rodic
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85'85'
D. Sundgren
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89'89'
M. Ivanic
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90'90'
M. Pavkov (OG)
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90'90'
R. Gershon
T. Chery
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Crvena Zvezda: Formation and Lineups
Crvena Zvezda started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Dejan Stankovic chose to play with the following team: Milan Borjan , Strahinja Eraković , Aleksandar Dragović , Nemanja Milunović , Milan Rodić , Guélor Kanga , Slavoljub Srnić , Mirko Ivanić , Osman Bukari , Aleksandar Katai and Aleksandar Pešić .
Substitutes
Crvena Zvezda made 4 changes: G. Kanga for K. Kangwa (54′), A. Pesic for M. Pavkov (78′), M. Rodic for S. Sanogo (84′) and O. Bukari for I. Mustapha (84′).
Top player: Aleksandar Pešić
Probably the most impressive player in Crvena Zvezda was Aleksandar Pešić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Maccabi Haifa: Formation and Lineups
Maccabi Haifa started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Barak Bakhar played with: Josh Cohen , Daniel Sundgren , Bogdan Planić , Sean Goldberg , Dolev Haziza , Neta Lavi , Ali Mohamed El Fazaz , Pierre Cornud , Tjaronn Chery , Frantzdy Pierrot and Dean David .
Substitutes
Maccabi Haifa made 2 changes: D. David for O. Atzili (72′) and T. Chery for R. Gershon (90′).
Top player: Daniel Sundgren
Probably the most impressive player in Maccabi Haifa was Daniel Sundgren.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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