UEFA Europa League

Maccabi Haifa vs Villarreal, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Maccabi Haifa
  • 29': Abdoulaye Seck
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Villarreal
  • 82': Álex Baena
  • 86': Alexander Sørloth

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Maccabi Haifa are hosting Villarreal at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Abdoulaye Seck tries a through ball, but Frantzdy Pierrot is caught offside.
  • 5': Daniel Sundgren (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ben Brereton (Villarreal).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal).
  • 15': Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 15': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Shareef Keouf.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 20': Foul by Adrià Alti (Villarreal).
  • 20': Ilay Hagag (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Show tries a through ball, but Anan Khalaili is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lior Refaelov.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
  • 25': Foul by Ben Brereton (Villarreal).
  • 25': Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Pierre Cornud (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
  • 27': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
  • 28': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
  • 29': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal).
  • 29': Ilay Hagag (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 0. Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 32': VAR Decision: Goal Maccabi Haifa 1-0 Villarreal (Abdoulaye Seck).
  • 35': Penalty Villarreal. Ben Brereton draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': Penalty conceded by Anan Khalaili (Maccabi Haifa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 37': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 38': Lorenco Simic (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Penalty saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
  • 41': Ali Muhammad (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 41': Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
  • 42': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Lorenco Simic tries a through ball, but Ilay Hagag is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 44': Show (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Pierre Cornud (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 45': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 45'+1': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
  • 45'+3': Ilay Hagag (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Adrià Alti.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a cross.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Jorge Pascual replaces Santi Comesaña.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jorge Pascual (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
  • 47': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Pierre Cornud.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramon Terrats.
  • 48': Foul by Anan Khalaili (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 48': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ramon Terrats (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramon Terrats.
  • 52': Foul by Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 52': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Ilay Hagag (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Pierre Cornud (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 56': Jorge Pascual (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Pascual.
  • 59': Foul by Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 59': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Frantzdy Pierrot (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 61': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Muhammad following a fast break.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jorge Pascual (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
  • 64': Corner, Maccabi Haifa. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Maccabi Haifa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  • 66': Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 66': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Parejo replaces Ramon Terrats.
  • 66': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Din David replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
  • 69': Foul by Adrià Alti (Villarreal).
  • 69': Ilay Hagag (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Adrià Alti (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Ali Muhammad tries a through ball, but Pierre Cornud is caught offside.
  • 71': Adrià Alti (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 71': Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Jorge Pascual (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alberto Moreno with a cross.
  • 72': Hand ball by Daniel Sundgren (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 73': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Shareef Keouf.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
  • 75': Anan Khalaili (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 75': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Ilay Hagag.
  • 76': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mahmoud Jaber replaces Lior Refaelov.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Daniel Sundgren (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Din David (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adrià Alti.
  • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Étienne Capoue replaces Manu Trigueros.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Din David (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mahmoud Jaber.
  • 82': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 1. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
  • 84': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Parejo following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Show (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 85': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Show (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
  • 86': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 2. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 87': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Goni Naor replaces Show.
  • 87': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Hamza Shibli replaces Anan Khalaili.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Din David (Maccabi Haifa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Suf Podgoreanu (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Din David.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Daniel Sundgren (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Pierre Cornud (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Suf Podgoreanu (Maccabi Haifa).
  • 90'+2': Ali Muhammad (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
  • 90'+3': Offside, Maccabi Haifa. Din David tries a through ball, but Hamza Shibli is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jorge Pascual (Villarreal).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
6 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 7
64.3 Possession 35.7
24 SHOTS 14
10 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
538 Accurate Passes 275
596 Passes 335
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
28 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
32 Long Balls 65
24 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
10 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 8
7 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 12
6 Effective Clearances 28
6 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus

Line-Ups

HAI Maccabi Haifa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Shareef Keouf (GK)
44 Lorenco Simic Yellow Card
30 Abdoulaye Seck
27 Pierre Cornud
2 Daniel Sundgren
11 Lior Refaelov
5 Show Yellow Card
4 Mohamed Ali Camara
9 Frantzdy Pierrot
28 Ilay Hajaj
25 Anan Khalaili
Maccabi Haifa Substitutes:
Itamar Nitzan, Mahmoud Jaber, Suf Podgoreanu, Hamza Shibli, Sean Goldberg, Goni Naor, Roei Fuchs, Dean David, Maor Kandil, Rami Gershon.

VIL Villarreal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Pepe Reina (GK)
23 Aïssa Mandi
2 Matteo Gabbia
18 Alberto Moreno Yellow Card
26 Adrià Altimira Yellow Card
14 Manu Trigueros
4 Santi Comesaña
20 Ramón Terrats
11 Alexander Sørloth Yellow Card
9 Ben Brereton Díaz
27 Ilias Akhomach
Villarreal Substitutes:
Dani Parejo, Jorge Pascual Medina, Jorge Cuenca, Kiko Femenía, Étienne Capoue, Filip Jørgensen, Raúl Albiol, Iker Álvarez, Antonio Espigares, José Luis Morales, Yéremy Pino, Álex Baena.

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