Hapoel Petah Tikva

Match report

Maccabi Netanya claimed a 2-0 victory over Hapoel Petah-Tikva in the fourth round of the Toto Cup Ligat Al on Wednesday evening. The away side took control early and held firm despite a sustained period of pressure from the hosts at their home ground.

D. Hugi opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a clinical finish that settled Hapoel's nerves. Matheus Davo doubled the advantage in the 78th minute, and by then Maccabi had already switched their approach to survive the final stretch. Substitutions came thick and fast after that — Cle and I. Tshibangu on for Hapoel in the 57th, Rivollier and Abuhazira for the hosts at 68, and Morozov withdrawn in the 80th.

The statistics told a different story. Hapoel registered 229 attacks against 143 for Maccabi and held 53 per cent possession, yet their five shots on target produced just one result. Maccabi were more efficient with four shots on target and two goals, while Hapoel's eight off-target efforts went begging. The away side also won the corner battle 6-1.

The result moves Maccabi into a stronger position in the group standings, while Hapoel's recent form — two losses in their last three matches — raises questions about their consistency in this competition.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 2 – 4

Shots off target 8 – 7

Attacks 229 – 143

⚽ 7' D. Hugi — Goal 🟨 37' B. Zaarura — Yellow card 🟨 43' G. Morozov — Yellow card 🟨 49' Yellow card ⇄ 57' I. Tshibangu — Substitution ⇄ 57' Cle — Substitution ⇄ 68' F. Rivollier — Substitution ⇄ 68' Y. Abuhazira — Substitution 🟨 70' O. Bilu — Yellow card 🟨 77' D. Haziza — Yellow card ⚽ 78' Matheus Davo — Goal ⇄ 80' G. Morozov — Substitution

Match events

7' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Goal D. Hugi
37' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card B. Zaarura
43' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card G. Morozov
49' 0:1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Yellow card
57' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Substitution I. Tshibangu off: Matheus Davo
57' 0:1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Substitution Cle off: G. Badash
68' 0:1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Substitution F. Rivollier off: S. Mazal
68' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Substitution Y. Abuhazira off: D. Haziza
70' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card O. Bilu
77' 0:1 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card D. Haziza
78' 0:2 Maccabi Netanya Goal Matheus Davo
80' 0:2 Maccabi Netanya Substitution G. Morozov off: K. Jaber

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

2 Shots on target 4

8 Shots off target 7

229 Attacks 143

1 Corners 6

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

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