In this week 20 match, on Saturday Jan 29th, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosts Maccabi Petah Tikva in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hapoel Haifa. Hanan Maman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 23rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Haifa ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Maccabi Petah Tikva, recorded a 0-1 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Miguel Vitor scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 63rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Be’er Sheva ran away with the shutout win. Maccabi Petah Tikva looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Maccabi Petah Tikva was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Lameck Banda struck first for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 15th minute on a feed from Tomer Levi, then Segun James Adeniyi added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Lameck Banda At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Petah Tikva took the shutout win.
Maccabi Petah Tikva is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lameck Banda and Segun James Adeniyi each having 2 goals in their last five. Hapoel Nazareth Illit’s most prolific scorer has been Stav Nachmani. The Israeli attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.