Champions League: Maccabi Haifa destroys Apollon 4-0 with an outstanding performance
HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa demolishes Apollon 4-0 with goals of
HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa demolishes Apollon 4-0 with goals of M. Peybernes (38′ own), A. Mohamed (54′), A. Mohamed (62′) and F. Pierrot (79′). Maccabi Haifa was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani with the assistance of Daniele Bindoni and Alessandro Lo Cicero. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 26.8 degrees Celsius or 80.17 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 71% while Apollon was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Maccabi Haifa was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Apollon shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Maccabi Haifa. On the opposite side, Apollon received 3 yellow cards (A. Panagiotou Filiotis, A. Khammas and V. Jovanovic).
Also, Apollon didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after V. Jovanovic (Apollon) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (60′).
After playing this encounter, Maccabi Haifa has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. while Apollon stays with points (0th).
Match Events
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24'24'
A. Panagiotou Filiotis
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30'30'
A. Khammas
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38'38'
M. Peybernes (OG)
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45'45'
C. Kyriakou
D. Spoljaric
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45'45'
Va
H. Ongenda
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51'51'
V. Jovanovic
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54'54'
A. Mohamed
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60'60'
V. Jovanovic
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62'62'
A. Mohamed
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65'65'
E. Cabral
N. Diguiny
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64'64'
R. Janga
A. Panagiotou Filiotis
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65'65'
O. Atzili
D. David
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73'73'
M. Abu Fani
A. Mohamed
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75'75'
S. Menahem
P. Cornud
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79'79'
F. Pierrot
D. Haziza
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80'80'
N. Rukavytsya
F. Pierrot
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80'80'
M. Tchibota
D. Haziza
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90'90'
I. Shahar
I. Pittas
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Maccabi Haifa will play away against Apollon on the 9th of August with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Maccabi Haifa (0 draws).
Apollon will host Maccabi Haifa on the 9th of August with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (0 draws).
Maccabi Haifa and Apollon will play the return match on the at the Neo GSP
Maccabi Haifa: Formation and Lineups
Maccabi Haifa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Barak Bakhar chose to play with the following team: Josh Cohen, Bogdan Planić, Sean Goldberg, Pierre Cornud, Tjaronn Chery, Neta Lavi, Ali Mohamed El Fazaz, Dolev Haziza, Frantzdy Pierrot, Dean David and Dean David.
Substitutes
Maccabi Haifa made 5 changes: D. David for O. Atzili (65′), A. Mohamed for M. Abu Fani (73′), P. Cornud for S. Menahem (75′), F. Pierrot for N. Rukavytsya (80′) and D. Haziza for M. Tchibota (80′).
Apollon: Formation and Lineups
Apollon started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Alexander Zorniger played with: Aleksandar Jovanović, Mathieu Peybernes, Vukašin Jovanović, Valentin Roberge, Andreas Panagiotou Filiotis, Danilo Spoljaric, Israel Coll, Amine Khammas, Hervin Ongenda, Ioannis Pittas and Nicolas Diguiny.
Substitutes
Apollon made 5 changes: D. Spoljaric for C. Kyriakou (45′), H. Ongenda for Va (45′), N. Diguiny for E. Cabral (65′), A. Panagiotou Filiotis for R. Janga (64′) and I. Pittas for I. Shahar (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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