In a weekend match in week 15, on Saturday Dec 25th, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Nazareth Illit will play a match in Nazareth Illit in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 12th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 1-3 loss against Hapoel Katamon. Habiballa struck first for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 5th minute, but William Agade got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 37th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 59th minute on a goal by Ahmad Ebraheim. Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Mizrachi struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 56th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Netanya took the shutout win. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Sep 11th, Maccabi Netanya hosted Hapoel Nazareth Illit at the Winner Stadium in their last match together. Hapoel Nazareth Illit won by a score of 3 to 1. Berkman scored the first goal for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 45th minute, then Stav Nachmani added another in the 47th minute.
Maccabi Netanya hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Igor Zlatanović and P. Guiagon, and they each have 1 goal. Hapoel Nazareth Illit’s top weapon lately has been Habiballa, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.