On the 27th of February, in this week 24 match, Hapoel Katamon will travel to Kiryat-Shmona to battle Ironi Kiryat Shmona 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 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Neither Hapoel Be’er Sheva nor Ironi Kiryat Shmona could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Katamon sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ashdod. Goni Naor scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 36th minute, then Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Ashdod couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Katamon ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 1st of December, Ironi Kiryat Shmona won by a score of 1 to 0. Stefan Milosevic scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 1st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the shutout win.
Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Katamon in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bogdan Planić and Itamar Shviro each only have 1 goal in their last five.