On Sun May 8th, Hapoel Nazareth Illit will travel to Kiryat-Shmona to battle Ironi Kiryat Shmona in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 3-1 win against Ashdod. Muhamad Shaker scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 26th minute, but Gal Katabi got the equalizer for Ashdod in the 31st minute. Ironi Kiryat Shmona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hapoel Hadera. Alfred Stephen scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 19th minute, then Shoval Gozlan added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from A. Mor At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Hadera took the shutout win. Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 8th, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosted Ironi Kiryat Shmona at the Green Stadium in their last match together. Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the match by a score of 6 to 2. Morgan Ferrier struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 7th minute, then Roy Kehat added another in the 9th minute.
Abdalla Halaihal and Kizito are the top scorers for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. In the last five matches, both Itamar Shviro and Muhamad Shaker are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 5 goals for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and look to continue their dominance.