Result and Decisive Goal

Hapoel Beer Sheva secured a 1-0 victory over FK Crvena Zvezda in their Champions League encounter. The only goal came in the 38th minute when Z. Ahmed scored a normal goal for the home side. That strike held up as the match winner despite a second goal entry listed at the 71st minute whose scorer was unavailable from match data.

Half-by-Half Flow

The first half saw Hapoel Beer Sheva take control early with corners in the 9th and 21st minutes. FK Crvena Zvezda earned a corner at the 32nd minute before Hapoel struck. Yellow cards were shown to M. Abu Fani and S. Erakovic of the away side. The half closed with Hapoel leading 1-0.

After the restart Hapoel picked up a corner in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute M. Baltaxa received a yellow card followed immediately by a red card, leaving the hosts with ten men. FK Crvena Zvezda responded with corners in the 61st and 67th minutes. Hapoel added further yellow cards to I. Rotman and another unnamed player. The 71st-minute goal extended their advantage on the scoreboard before late yellow cards to M. Cham and N. Tiknizyan of FK Crvena Zvezda in the 85th minute.

Standout Statistics and Takeaway

FK Crvena Zvezda dominated corners with eight to Hapoel Beer Sheva's three. Hapoel finished with three yellow cards and one red while the visitors collected five yellow cards. No penalty kicks were awarded to either side and six minutes of injury time were played. The red card at 58 minutes limited Hapoel's options yet they maintained the clean sheet.

The result gives Hapoel Beer Sheva an important Champions League win built on an early goal and defensive resilience after going a man down. FK Crvena Zvezda created set-piece pressure but could not convert their corner advantage into a goal. Visit AltBets for live scores and tips from this and other matches.