On the 22nd of December, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ironi Kiryat Shmona will play a match in Kiryat-Shmona in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ashdod. Itamar Shviro struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 4th minute, then Itamar Shviro added another in the 59th minute In the end, Ashdod couldn’t muster any offence and Ironi Kiryat Shmona ran away with the shutout win. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Maccabi Petah Tikva is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Beram Kayal scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 35th minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva was frustrated by Bnei Sakhnin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bnei Sakhnin ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ironi Kiryat Shmona last played eachother at the Hamoshava Stadium on Saturday Aug 28th. Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ironi Kiryat Shmona battled to a 1-1 draw. Stefan Milosevic struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 23rd minute, but Daniel Shimon got the equalizer for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 61st minute earning Maccabi Petah Tikva at least a draw. Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s top weapon lately has been Itamar Shviro, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.