In this 7th week match, on Monday Oct 10th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosts Ashdod at Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Ironi Kiryat Shmona sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Haifa. Alon Turgeman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 17th minute, then Habashi tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 83rd minute earning Ironi Kiryat Shmona a comeback draw. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while ashdod sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Hadera. Harash struck first for Ashdod in the 64th minute on a feed from Abdul Zakaria Mugeese, then in the 79th minute, Tomer Mahluf sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan Cisse earning Hapoel Hadera a comeback draw. Ashdod is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Ironi Kiryat Shmona won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Ashdod is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ya’akov Berihon and Ebenezer Mamatah each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Itamar Shviro and Muhamad Shaker have been the hottest scorers for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last five each having scored 2 goals.