On the 4th of February, in this week 21 match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona plays host to Beitar Jerusalem 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 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ashdod. Muhamad Shaker struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 72nd minute on a feed from Itay Ben Shabat, then Muhamad Shaker added another in the 72nd minute earning them at least the one point. Ironi Kiryat Shmona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hapoel Hadera. Samy Bourard struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, then Samy Bourard added another in the 81st minute In the end, Beitar Jerusalem was frustrated by Hapoel Hadera’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Hadera ended the match with the shutout victory. Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 15th, Beitar Jerusalem hosted Ironi Kiryat Shmona at the Teddi Malcha Stadium in their last match together. Beitar Jerusalem was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Danilo Moreno struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 71st minute, then Ion Nicolaescu added another in the 79th minute In the end, Ironi Kiryat Shmona was frustrated by Beitar Jerusalem’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Beitar Jerusalem ended the match with the shutout victory.
Beitar Jerusalem’s top weapon lately has been Danilo Moreno, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s most prolific scorer has been Muhamad Shaker. The Israeli attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.