In this week 18 match on the 16th of January, Beitar Jerusalem will travel to Kiryat-Shmona to battle Ironi Kiryat Shmona in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 6th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 6-2 win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Morgan Ferrier struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 7th minute, then Roy Kehat added another in the 9th minute. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Beitar Jerusalem recorded a 0-2 loss against Ashdod. Mohammad Kna’an struck first for Ashdod in the 53rd minute on a feed from Ataa Jaber, then Oz Bilu added another in the 89th minute In the end, Beitar Jerusalem was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Oct 2nd, Beitar Jerusalem hosted Ironi Kiryat Shmona at the Teddi Malcha Stadium in their last match together. Beitar Jerusalem and Ironi Kiryat Shmona battled to a 1-1 draw. Niv Zrihan struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 63rd minute, but Habashi got the equalizer for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Yarden Shua and Roei Herman are the top scorers for Beitar Jerusalem in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s top weapon lately has been Itamar Shviro, who has three goals in the last five matches.