Week 1 brings us a match on Mar 19th where Hapoel Be’er Sheva plays host to Maccabi Netanya in a clash of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. 2nd placed Hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Ramzi Safuri struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 9th minute on a feed from André Martins, then Ramzi Safuri added another in the 86th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Be’er Sheva took the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ben Bitton struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 35th minute, then Edi Gotlib added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Dan Einbinder. Maccabi Netanya should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Be’er Sheva last played eachother at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium on the 5th of February. Maccabi Netanya was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Aviv Avraham struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 57th minute on a feed from Jaber, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Be’er Sheva couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Netanya ran away with the shutout win.
Maccabi Netanya is fortunate enough to have Igor Zlatanović in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sagiv Jehezkel and Nikita Rukavytsya each having 2 goals in their last 5.