Down To Ten
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Ironi Kiryat Shmona played the closing 62 minutes a man down after a 28′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 28′
- Player
- Ofir Benbenishti
Ligat Ha'al · Matchday 4Ironi Kiryat Shmona
0 – 4
FT
HT 0–1
Maccabi Haifa
Ethane Azoulay 40'
Pedro Brazão 56'
Noam Sztejfman 66'
Tsunami 86'
Ligat Ha'al
Matchday 4Ironi Kiryat Shmona0–4Maccabi Haifa
5
Shots in the box
14
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
28′40′56′66′86′
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
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0-4 Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa took apart Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4-0 at Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium in Ligat Ha'al. Azoulay opened the scoring for Maccabi Haifa on 40', Brazão made it 2-0 to Maccabi Haifa on 56', Sztejfman made it 3-0 to Maccabi Haifa on 66' and Tsunami made it 4-0 to Maccabi Haifa on 86'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Ironi Kiryat Shmona took 5 of their 9 attempts inside the box, Maccabi Haifa 14 of 21. Maccabi Haifa held 62.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Benbenishti was sent off on 28', leaving Ironi Kiryat Shmona 62 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Maccabi Haifa graded out for cynical press — 19 fouls and 5 yellow cards.
Pedro Brazão came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.5 for Maccabi Haifa from 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 28 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Maccabi Haifa conceding the most free-kicks (19).
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
38%Possession62%
9Shots21
What the numbers say
3 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Maccabi Haifa scored on 86′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 86′
Cynical Press
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 19 fouls and 5 bookings.
- Fouls
- 19
- Yellow cards
- 5
Timeline
🟨11'
Yair mordechai
Foul
Ofir Benbenishti · Card upgrade confirmed
📺26'
Ofir Benbenishti
Serious Foul
🟥28'
⚽40'
Ethane Azoulay — assist: Pedro Brazão
Talles Costa ↑ Ariel Sheratzky ↓
🔄45'
Alexandre Mussolo Sola
Foul
🟨45+2'
Half-time
Amadou Sagna · Goal cancelled
📺50'
⚽56'
Pedro Brazão — assist: Nigel Lonwijk
Alexandru Pop ↑ Niv Michael Gabay ↓
🔄58'
🟨60'
Jelle Bataille
Foul
🟨60'
Pedro Brazão
Foul
🔄61'
Noam Sztejfman ↑ Kenny Saief ↓
🔄61'
Kenji Gorre ↑ Yair mordechai ↓
🟨65'
Bruninho
Foul
⚽66'
Noam Sztejfman — assist: Nigel Lonwijk
nadav markovitch ↑ Rufat Abdullazada ↓
🔄69'
🔄71'
Yarin Levi ↑ Ethane Azoulay ↓
🔄71'
Cedric ↑ Pedro Brazão ↓
Itzik Shoolmayster ↑ Shay Sabah ↓
🔄76'
shon edri ↑ Shay Ben David ↓
🔄76'
🔄77'
Ayi Silvain Kangani Soukpe ↑ Andrija Novakovich ↓
🟨81'
Ali Mohamed
Foul
⚽86'
Tsunami
Match info
Kickoff
VenueKiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium, Kiryat Shmona
CompetitionLigat Ha'al
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished