Week 12 brings us a match on Dec 5th where Maccabi Haifa will travel to Nazareth Illit to battle Hapoel Nazareth Illit in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Tal Ben Haim struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 25th minute, but Habiballa got the equalizer for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 39th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Hapoel Nazareth Illit is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 3-1 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Dan Einbinder struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 35th minute on a penalty kick, then Omer Atzili tied it up for Maccabi Haifa in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Dean David to cap off a wild match. Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Omer Atzili has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Maccabi Haifa. Orel Dgani has been the most effective weapon for Hapoel Nazareth Illit lately. The Israeli defender has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.