On Apr 9th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosts Hapoel Katamon in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 4-1 win against Hapoel Hadera. Maxim Plakushchenko struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 16th minute, then Roy Kehat tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 24th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 48th minute on a goal by Shaker to cap off a wild match. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Neither Hapoel Katamon nor Hapoel Nazareth Illit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium, Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Katamon battled to a 0-0 draw. Ironi Kiryat Shmona had 12 on net, and Hapoel Katamon had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Hapoel Katamon hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ofek Biton and William Agade, and they each have 1 goal. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Itamar Shviro and Roy Kehat each having 2 goals in their last 5.