In a weekend match in week 5, on Sun May 1st, Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Ashdod will play a match in Ashdod in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Ashdod sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Hapoel Hadera. Usman Mohammed struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 28th minute on a feed from Prada, then Ya’akov Berihon tied it up for Ashdod in the 32nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 61st minute on a goal by Moti Barshazki. Ashdod looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 1st placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Itamar Shviro struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 1st minute, then Muhamad Shaker added another in the 6th minute In the end, Hapoel Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Ironi Kiryat Shmona ran away with the shutout win. Ironi Kiryat Shmona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Mar 12th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosted Ashdod in their last match together. Ironi Kiryat Shmona was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Martin Beautrel Atemengue Ndzie struck first 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.
In the last 5 matches, both Shaker and Itamar Shviro are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and look to continue their dominance.. Ashdod is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kenny Saief and Kna’an each only have 1 goal in their last five.