In this 7th week match, on Saturday May 14th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will travel to Jerusalem to battle Beitar Jerusalem in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Beitar Jerusalem recorded a 2-1 win against Hapoel Hadera. Maxim Plakushchenko struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 37th minute on a feed from Afik Katan, then Gleofilo Vlijter tied it up for Beitar Jerusalem in the 66th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 37th minute on a goal by Maxim Plakushchenko. Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Itamar Shviro scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 33rd minute, then Itamar Shviro added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit 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. Ironi Kiryat Shmona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Jan 16th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosted Beitar Jerusalem at the Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium in their last match together. Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Beitar Jerusalem battled to a 2-2 draw. Liran Rotman scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 4th minute, then Bar On tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 52nd minute .
Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fortunate enough to have Itamar Shviro in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored six goals. For Beitar Jerusalem, their top scorers are Liran Rotman and Gleofilo Vlijter, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.