Week 21 brings us a match on Feb 6th where Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Nazareth Illit will play a match in Jerusalem 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 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 1-5 loss against Hapoel Haifa. Alon Turgeman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 10th minute, then Alen Ožbolt added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Dor Malul. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Hapoel Nazareth Illit had 11 on net, and Maccabi Petah Tikva had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw, At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Nazareth Illit took the shutout win. Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Beitar Jerusalem last played eachother at the Green Stadium on Monday Nov 1st. Hapoel Nazareth Illit won by a score of 1 to 0. Orel Dgani struck first for Hapoel Nazareth Illit on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Orel Dgani added another on an own goal in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Beitar Jerusalem couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Nazareth Illit took the shutout win.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit’s top weapon lately has been Stav Nachmani, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Liran Rotman. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.