Ligat ha’Al: Maccabi Tel Aviv prevails over Hapoel Haifa 2-0 on Sunday
PETAH TIKVA. Maccabi Tel Aviv overcomes Hapoel Haifa with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by S. Perica (54') and a goal from M. Baltaxa (71').
PETAH TIKVA. Maccabi Tel Aviv overcomes Hapoel Haifa with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by S. Perica (54′) and a goal from M. Baltaxa (71′). Maccabi Tel Aviv was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bloomfield Stadium stadium in Petah Tikva on Sunday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Maccabi Tel Aviv was in firm control of the ball 64% while Hapoel Haifa was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Maccabi Tel Aviv was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Maccabi Tel Aviv won the encounter.
Maccabi Tel Aviv shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hapoel Haifa shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv received 1 yellow card (D. Glazer). On the opposite side, Hapoel Haifa received 4 yellow cards (T. Sacco, G. Arel, A. Ozbolt and H. Maman).
After this match, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have 41 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Hapoel Haifa will stay with 30 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
D. Glazer
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16'16'
T. Sacco
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20'20'
A. Ožbolt (Goal Disallowed)
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46'46'
T. I. Ben Haim
M. Hozez
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46'46'
B. Kuwas
D. Biton
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46'46'
M. Baltaxa
I. Nachmias
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51'51'
G. Arel
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53'53'
A. Ozbolt
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54'54'
S. Perica (Penalty)
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61'61'
M. Ljujic
G. Arel
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65'65'
E. Golasa
D. Jovanovic
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71'71'
M. Baltaxa
B. Kuwas
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73'73'
S. Fadida
A. Ozbolt
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73'73'
N. Kapiloto
I. Anthony
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77'77'
H. Maman
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77'77'
S. Yeini
Josue Sa
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79'79'
I. Buganim
A. Turgeman
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79'79'
N. Zamir
H. Maman
Next match
In the upcoming Ligat ha’Al match, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play away with Hapoel Nof HaGalil on the 28th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.
Hapoel Haifa will host Maccabi Haifa on the 26th of February with a 12-7 head to head in favor of Maccabi Haifa (7 draws).
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Formation and Lineups
The manager Mladen Krstajić chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Maccabi Tel Aviv made 5 changes: M. Hozez for T. I. Ben Haim (46′), D. Biton for B. Kuwas (46′), I. Nachmias for M. Baltaxa (46′), D. Jovanovic for E. Golasa (65′) and Josue Sa for S. Yeini (77′).
Hapoel Haifa: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Elisha Levy played with: .
Substitutes
Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: G. Arel for M. Ljujic (61′), A. Ozbolt for S. Fadida (73′), I. Anthony for N. Kapiloto (73′), A. Turgeman for I. Buganim (79′) and H. Maman for N. Zamir (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha'Al
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