Week 5 brings us a match on Apr 23rd, where Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Haifa will play a match in Netanya in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Dan Einbinder struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 10th minute from the penalty spot, then Edi Gotlib added another in the 41st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Netanya couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Tel Aviv took the shutout win. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Maccabi Haifa recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bnei Sakhnin. Tjaronn Chery scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 67th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Maccabi Haifa is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Haifa last played eachother at the Winner Stadium on Jan 30th. Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Haifa battled to a 1-1 draw. Yuval Ashkenazi scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 52nd minute on a penalty, then Omer Atzili tied it up for Maccabi Haifa in the 84th minute on a penalty earning Maccabi Haifa at least a draw.
Chery has been the most effective weapon for Maccabi Haifa lately. The Dutch midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Maccabi Netanya’s most prolific scorer has been Aviv Avraham. The Israeli midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.