On Monday Jan 31st, in week 20, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will host Bnei Sakhnin at Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Ironi Kiryat Shmona sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Hapoel Hadera. Maxim Plakushchenko scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 17th minute, then Gustavo Marmentini added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Maxim Plakushchenko At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ironi Kiryat Shmona couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Hadera took the shutout win. Ironi Kiryat Shmona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Ashdod. Berihon struck first for Ashdod in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Zasno, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Doha Stadium, Ironi Kiryat Shmona won by a score of 3 to 0. Morgan Ferrier struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 29th minute, then Itamar Shviro added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Yadin Lugasi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t manage to score, and Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the shutout win.
Bnei Sakhnin hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Guy Melamed and Beram Kayal, and they each have 1 goal. Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s top weapon lately has been Roy Kehat, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.