Jan 28th features a match where Ironi Kiryat Shmona will travel to Ashdod to battle Ashdod in a clash of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Ashdod sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Hadera. Mohammad Kna’an scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 52nd minute, then Abdul Zakaria Mugeese added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ya’akov Berihon In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. Ashdod is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hapoel Haifa. Guy Mizrachi struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dudu Twito, then Guy Mizrachi added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dudu Twito At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ironi Kiryat Shmona couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Haifa took the shutout win. Ironi Kiryat Shmona looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Ashdod last played eachother at the Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium on the 10th of October. Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Ashdod battled to a 1-1 draw. Lucas Salinas scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 20th minute, then in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Joseph Mbong sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Roy Kehat earning them at least the one point.
Ayid Habashi and Shaker are the top scorers for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Ashdod is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ben Shimoni and Mohammad Kna’an each having 2 goals in their last five.