Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Sektzia Nes Tziona: A surprise win against Sektzia Nes Tziona
PETACH-TIKVA. Maccabi Haifa had a surprising win over Sektzia Nes Tziona with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. David (22') and a penalty scored by O. Atzili (58').
PETACH-TIKVA. Maccabi Haifa had a surprising win over Sektzia Nes Tziona with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. David (22′) and a penalty scored by O. Atzili (58′). Maccabi Haifa was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the HaMoshava Stadium stadium in Petach-Tikva on Sunday and it started at 8:15 pm local time.
Match Statistics
Maccabi Haifa was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sektzia Nes Tziona was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Maccabi Haifa was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Maccabi Haifa won the match.
Sektzia Nes Tziona shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sektzia Nes Tziona received 2 yellow cards (Aboubakar Keita and Omri Ben Harush). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Maccabi Haifa.
Aboubakar Keita (Sektzia Nes Tziona) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (87′).
After this encounter, Sektzia Nes Tziona will stay with 15 points like Maccabi Bnei Raina to move up in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Maccabi Haifa will have 42 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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22'22'
Dean David
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31'31'
Nikita Rukavytsya
Dean David
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46'46'
Dor Kochav
Stav Israeli
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57'57'
Aboubakar Keita
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58'58'
Omer Atzili (Penalty)
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66'66'
Or Roizman
Ange-Freddy Plumain
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73'73'
M. Tchibota
F. Pierrot
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73'73'
R. Meir
D. Haziza
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81'81'
L. Tsana
Usman Mohammed
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85'85'
Omri Ben Harush
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87'87'
Aboubakar Keita
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88'88'
Rami Gershon
Sun Menahem
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88'88'
Basam Zaarura
Levan Kutalia
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90'90'
Michael Siroshtein
Levan Kutalia
Next match
In the upcoming Ligat ha’Al match, Sektzia Nes Tziona will play away with Hapoel Tel Aviv on the 14th of January with a 1-1 head to head.
Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Katamon on the 15th of January with a 1-1 head to head.
Sektzia Nes Tziona: Formation and Lineups
The manager Nir Berckovich chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Sektzia Nes Tziona made 4 changes: Stav Israeli for Dor Kochav (46′), Ange-Freddy Plumain for Or Roizman (66′), Usman Mohammed for L. Tsana (81′) and Levan Kutalia for Basam Zaarura (88′).
Maccabi Haifa: Formation and Lineups
Regarding the opposition, Barak Bakhar played with: .
Substitutes
Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: Dean David for Nikita Rukavytsya (31′), Dolev Haziza for Raz Meir (73′), Frantzdy Pierrot for Mavis Tchibota (73′) and Sun Menahem for Rami Gershon (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha'Al
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