Ligat ha’Al: Ironi Kiryat Shmona overcomes Maccabi Haifa 2-1
KIRYAT-SHMONA. Ironi Kiryat Shmona overcome Maccabi Haifa to win 2-1.
KIRYAT-SHMONA. Ironi Kiryat Shmona overcome Maccabi Haifa to win 2-1. It was Ironi Kiryat Shmona to strike first with a goal of I. Shviro at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Planic gave the win to Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 58′ minute with an own goal. Maccabi Haifa was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium stadium in Kiryat-Shmona on Monday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.3 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 61% while Ironi Kiryat Shmona was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Maccabi Haifa was more aggressive with 114 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ironi Kiryat Shmona was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ironi Kiryat Shmona received 4 yellow cards (G. Mizrahi, J. Szoke, and ). On the other side, Maccabi Haifa received 2 yellow cards (D. David and ).
After playing this match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will have 25 points to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa will stay with 49 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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17'17'
I. Shviro
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32'32'
O. Atzili
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37'37'
G. Mizrahi
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40'40'
D. David
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46'46'
S. Goldberg
O. Arad
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54'54'
J. Szoke
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58'58'
B. Planic (OG)
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62'62'
M. Alphonse
R. Meir
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62'62'
M. Tchibota
N. Lavi
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72'72'
M. Ferrier
M. Shaker
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73'73'
M. Levi
D. Haziza
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80'80'
E. Isakov
I. Ben Shabat
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90'90'
Y. Lugasi
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90'90'
B. Sahar
J. Rodriguez
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90'90'
M. Abu Fani
Next match
In the upcoming Ligat ha’Al match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will play away with Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 19th of February with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (9 draws).
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Tel Aviv on the 21st of February with a 23-10 head to head record in favor of Maccabi Haifa (10 draws).
Ironi Kiryat Shmona: Formation and Lineups
The manager Slobodan Drapić chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Ironi Kiryat Shmona made 2 changes: M. Shaker for M. Ferrier (72′) and I. Ben Shabat for E. Isakov (80′).
Maccabi Haifa: Formation and Lineups
On the other side, Barak Bakhar played with: .
Substitutes
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: O. Arad for S. Goldberg (46′), R. Meir for M. Alphonse (62′), N. Lavi for M. Tchibota (62′) and D. Haziza for M. Levi (73′).
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