Champions League: Maccabi Haifa conquers Crvena Zvezda after recovering from a 1-2 deficit
HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa was capable to turn the table against Crvena Zvezda.
HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa found a way to turn the table against Crvena Zvezda.
The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Diego Barbero Sevilla. The 4th official was César Soto Grado. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 26.2 degrees Celsius or 79.18 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Maccabi Haifa was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Crvena Zvezda that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Maccabi Haifa was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Maccabi Haifa shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Crvena Zvezda shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Maccabi Haifa received 1 yellow card (S. Menahem). On the opposite side, Crvena Zvezda received 1 yellow card (O. Bukari).
After playing this match, Maccabi Haifa has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. while Crvena Zvezda stays with points (0th).
Match Events
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18'18'
F. Pierrot
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27'27'
A. Pesic
A. Katai
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40'40'
G. Kanga
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47'47'
O. Bukari
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51'51'
F. Pierrot
D. Haziza
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56'56'
S. Srnic
A. Katai
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60'60'
S. Mitrovic
O. Bukari
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61'61'
T. Chery
D. Haziza
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63'63'
S. Menahem
P. Cornud
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63'63'
O. Atzili
D. David
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70'70'
N. Rukavytsya
F. Pierrot
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72'72'
S. Sanogo
M. Ivanic
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72'72'
El Fardou Ben
A. Pesic
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76'76'
M. Abu Fani
D. Haziza
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86'86'
S. Menahem
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Maccabi Haifa will play away with Crvena Zvezda on the 23rd of August with a 0-0 head to head.
Crvena Zvezda will host Maccabi Haifa on the 23rd of August with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Haifa (0 draws).
Maccabi Haifa and Crvena Zvezda will play the return match on the at the Stadion Rajko Mitić
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 , Daniel Sundgren , Bogdan Planić , Sean Goldberg , Pierre Cornud , Tjaronn Chery , Neta Lavi , Ali Mohamed El Fazaz , Dolev Haziza , Frantzdy Pierrot and Dean David .
Substitutes
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: P. Cornud for S. Menahem (63′), D. David for O. Atzili (63′), F. Pierrot for N. Rukavytsya (70′) and D. Haziza for M. Abu Fani (76′).
Top player: Frantzdy Pierrot
The player who no doubt impressed Maccabi Haifa the most was Frantzdy Pierrot.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Crvena Zvezda: Formation and Lineups
Crvena Zvezda started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Dejan Stankovic played with: Milan Borjan , Strahinja Eraković , Aleksandar Dragović , Nemanja Milunović , Milan Rodić , Osman Bukari , Guélor Kanga , Kings Kangwa , Mirko Ivanić , Aleksandar Katai and Aleksandar Pešić .
Substitutes
Crvena Zvezda made 4 changes: A. Katai for S. Srnic (56′), O. Bukari for S. Mitrovic (60′), M. Ivanic for S. Sanogo (72′) and A. Pesic for El Fardou Ben (72′).
Top player: Aleksandar Pešić
Probably the most impressive player in Crvena Zvezda was Aleksandar Pešić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (30% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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