Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 13th where Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Haifa will play a match in Haifa in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Arel struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 20th minute, then Nikita Rukavytsya tied it up for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 22nd minute on a feed from Tomer Yosefi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 29th minute on a goal by Nikita Rukavytsya. Hapoel Haifa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 13th placed Hapoel Katamon, recorded a 0-1 loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Shlomi Azulay struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 57th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Tel Aviv took the shutout win. Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Katamon last played eachother at the Teddi Malcha Stadium on Saturday Dec 11th. Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Haifa battled to a 1-1 draw. Hanan Maman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 29th minute, then Shemesh tied it up for Hapoel Katamon in the 71st minute earning them at least the one point.
Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Katamon in his last five matches with 2 goals. Hanan Maman and Arel are the top scorers for Hapoel Haifa in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.