In this week 1 match, on Sunday Mar 20th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosts Maccabi Petah Tikva at Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. 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. Ironi Kiryat Shmona sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ashdod. Atemengue Ndzie scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona on an own goal in the 41st minute, then Roy Kehat added another in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ashdod couldn’t manage to score, and Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the shutout win. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Petah Tikva sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Odah Marshal struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 71st minute on a feed from Beram Kayal, 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. Maccabi Petah Tikva is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium, Ironi Kiryat Shmona was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Yadin Lugasi struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t muster any offence and Ironi Kiryat Shmona ran away with the shutout win.
Ion Nicolaescu has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Petah Tikva in his last five matches with three goals. Bogdan Planić and Itamar Shviro are the top scorers for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.