In this week 1 match on Mar 19th, Hapoel Nazareth Illit will travel to Ashdod to battle Ashdod in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Ashdod is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Atemengue Ndzie scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona on an own goal in the 41st minute, then Roy Kehat added another in the 76th minute In the end, Ashdod was frustrated by Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ironi Kiryat Shmona ended the match with the shutout victory. Ashdod looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 0-2 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Ramzi Safuri scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 9th minute, then Ramzi Safuri added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Omri Glazer In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was frustrated by Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Be’er Sheva ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 2nd of January, Ashdod won by a score of 3 to 0. Mohammad Kna’an scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 8th minute, then Ya’akov Berihon added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Mohammad Kna’an In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t muster any offence and Ashdod ran away with the shutout win.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Omer Fadida and Wahib Habiballa each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Ashdod’s top weapon lately has been Kna’an, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.