In this week 1 match, on Sun Mar 20th, Hapoel Haifa will play host to Beitar Jerusalem in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Hapoel Haifa recorded a 1-2 loss against Hapoel Katamon. William Agade struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 7th minute, then in the 33rd minute, Alon Turgeman sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Hanan Maman. Hapoel Haifa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in Beitar Jerusalem’s last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Mavis Tchibota scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 41st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Beitar Jerusalem couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Jan 29th, Hapoel Haifa hosted Beitar Jerusalem in their last match together. Hapoel Haifa was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. Alon Turgeman struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 10th minute, then Alen Ožbolt added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Dor Malul.
Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Richmond Boakye. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Hapoel Haifa’s top weapon lately has been Hanan Maman, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.