Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 28th, where Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosts Maccabi Tel Aviv at Green Stadium in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 0-2 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Ari struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 36th minute on a feed from Guy Melamed, then Shalata added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Marwan Kabha In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t muster any offence and Bnei Sakhnin ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Stipe Perica scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 54th minute from the penalty spot, then Matan Baltaxa added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Brandley Kuwas In the end, Hapoel Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. Maccabi Tel Aviv is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Winner Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Nazareth Illit battled to a 1-1 draw. Tal Ben Haim struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 25th minute on a feed from Gabi Kanikovski, but Wahib Habiballa got the equalizer for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 39th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hapoel Nazareth Illit.
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s most prolific scorer has been Stipe Perica. The Croatian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.