In this 17th week match, on Sat Jan 8th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will travel to Nazareth Illit to battle Hapoel Nazareth Illit in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hapoel Nazareth Illit sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Ashdod. Kna’an struck first for Ashdod in the 8th minute, then Ya’akov Berihon added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Mohammad Kna’an At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Hapoel Haifa. Roy Kehat struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 14th minute, then Alen Ožbolt tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 42nd minute . Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Nazareth Illit last played eachother at the Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium on Sep 25th. Ironi Kiryat Shmona was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Habashi struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the shutout win.
Itamar Shviro has been the most prolific scorer on Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.