Hapoel Holds Friendly Match Against F.C. Ashdod; Shanda Silva Scores
During the two-week international break, Hapoel held a friendly match against F.C. Ashdod at the Ya Stadium. Eliniv Barda’s squad fell behind early, but Shanda Silva pulled one back in the 85th minute following an assist from Anas Mahamid.
Unavailable due to national team duty: Tzur, Benaymini, Kraiev, Ben Haim, Buskila, Loizu, Turiel, and Dappa.
Did not feature: Mayembo, Chico, Piven, Leidner, Falcao, Lamkin, Alcockin, and Altman.
Starting XI: Sagiv Pinhas, Tal Artchel, Ishay Brosh, Ziv Morgan, Yazen Nassar, El Yam Kanzpolski, Ari Cohen, Liran Rotman, Roy Korin, Shanda Silva, and Anas Mahamid.
Match Timeline
1’ Kickoff.
2’ Corner routine by Hapoel leads to a Rotman cross into the box; Kanzpolski controls and strikes against the post.
4’ 1-0 Ashdod. A turnover near the box leaves an Ashdod forward one-on-one with Pinhas, finishing into the net.
10’ Silva sends a low cross from the left to Mahamid, who controls on his chest and fires over the bar.
19’ Neat interplay between Korin and Rotman; Rotman curls in a cross from the right to the head of Ari Cohen wide.
21’ Scramble in the Ashdod box. Silva beats one defender and shoots straight at the goalkeeper.
24’ Gordana fires toward goal; the ball deflects off a Hapoel player and goes out for a corner.
25’ Cooling break.
26’ First substitution for Hapoel: Roy Korin off, youth player Idan Kaplener on.
30’ Mahamid wins the ball and shoots toward goal; it glances off a defender and out for a corner.
36’ Penalty awarded to Ashdod after a foul in the area.
38’ 2-0 Ashdod. Ori Azul strikes into the left corner; Pinhas dives the wrong way.
39’ Second substitution for Hapoel: Kaplener off, youth player Elad Ben Shimon on.
41’ Rotman strikes low from outside the box, just wide of the right post.
45’ Mahamid lays it off to Nassar and sprints into the box. Nassar delivers a low cross, Mahamid arrives but narrowly misses. Hapoel corner.
HT: End of first half.
46’ Second half underway.
52’ Rotman fouled. Nassar delivers the free kick from the right, claimed by the Ashdod keeper.
60’ Rotman threads Silva through; Silva shoots, but the goalkeeper saves for a corner.
61’ Ashdod’s goalkeeper holds the ball for over five seconds, the referee awards a corner to Hapoel.
63’ Mahamid fouled outside the box. Rotman takes the free kick, blocked by the wall.
65’ Nassar delivers another low cross; Ari Cohen volleys first-time, the Ashdod keeper tips it wide.
69’ Ashdod hit the crossbar.
70’ Cooling break.
73’ Third substitution, Ari Cohen (shoulder knock) off, youth player Makai Benbenisti on.
74’ Miscommunication between Artchel and Pinhas; Ansa rounds the keeper and hits the post. The rebound is sent wide.
81’ Fourth substitution, goalkeeper swap: Sagiv Pinhas off, youth keeper Guy Bar on.
85’ Hapoel pull one back, 2-1. Mahamid plays Silva through; the Ashdod keeper gets a touch, but the ball rolls into the net.
86’ Multiple substitutions, Elad Ben Shimon, Ishay Brosh, and Anas Mahamid off; Henly Agbo, Idan Kaplener, and Or Mesika on.
90’ Full-time: Hapoel fall 2-1 in Ashdod.