Cynical Press
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 15 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 15
- Yellow cards
- 4
Ligat Ha'al · Matchday 4Hapoel Haifa
yaad gonen 6'
C Keita 23'
Liran Rotman 29'
3 – 1
FT
HT 3–1
Bnei Sakhnin
basil khuri 25'
Antonio Sefer 88'
Ligat Ha'al
Matchday 4Hapoel Haifa3–1Bnei Sakhnin
8
Shots in the box
6
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
6′23′25′29′88′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Hapoel Haifa 3-1 Bnei Sakhnin
Hapoel Haifa saw off Bnei Sakhnin 3-1 at Sammy Ofer Stadium in Ligat Ha'al. Gonen opened the scoring for Hapoel Haifa on 6', Keita made it 2-0 to Hapoel Haifa on 23', khuri pulled one back for Bnei Sakhnin on 25' and Rotman made it 3-1 to Hapoel Haifa on 29'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Hapoel Haifa took 8 of their 14 attempts inside the box, Bnei Sakhnin 6 of 10. Bnei Sakhnin held 55.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Hapoel Haifa graded out for cynical press — 15 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
Cheick Keita came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Hapoel Haifa from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 7 yellow cards, with Hapoel Haifa conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
45%Possession55%
14Shots10
What the numbers say
1 readTimeline
yaad gonen — assist: Arial Mendy
⚽6'
C Keita
Foul
🟨19'
C Keita — assist: Liran Rotman
⚽23'
⚽25'
basil khuri — assist: Antonio Sefer
yaad gonen
Foul
🟨27'
Liran Rotman — assist: Alon Turgeman
⚽29'
Liran Rotman · Goal confirmed
📺29'
Noam Cohen
Foul
🟨37'
🔄45'
Ahmad Taha ↑ Saná Gomes ↓
🔄45'
Jubayer Bushnak ↑ Ilay Hajaj ↓
🔄45'
Iyad Abu Abaid ↑ Ahmed Ibrahim Salman ↓
🟨45+2'
Ahmed Ibrahim Salman
Foul
Half-time
naor sabag
Foul
🟨60'
C Diakité ↑ Shai Elias ↓
🔄63'
🟨69'
maroun gantus
Foul
🔄70'
mohamad ganame ↑ Amit Kredi ↓
William Agade ↑ Alon Turgeman ↓
🔄72'
Wahib·Habiballa ↑ Liran Rotman ↓
🔄72'
🟨74'
basil khuri
Foul
🔄79'
Muhammad Taher Abu Riya ↑ Ahmad Taha ↓
📺85'
Antonio Sefer · Penalty confirmed
⚽88'
Antonio Sefer (Pen)
Dor Malul ↑ C Keita ↓
🔄89'
Israel Sali Pahima ↑ yaad gonen ↓
🔄90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
CompetitionLigat Ha'al
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished