In this week 18 match on Jan 15th, Maccabi Haifa plays host to Hapoel Katamon in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Dean David scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 21st minute, then Omer Atzili added another in the 58th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Maccabi Haifa looks to continue their winning ways, having 10 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Hapoel Katamon, recorded a 1-1 draw against Beitar Jerusalem. Danilo Moreno struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 85th minute, then Ofek Biton got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Noam Gil Malmud squeezing out at least the one point for Hapoel Katamon. Hapoel Katamon is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Sep 18th, Hapoel Katamon won by a score of 3 to 0. Ofek Biton struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 22nd minute, then Ofek Biton added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Jordan Botaka In the end, Maccabi Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Katamon ran away with the shutout win.
Jordan Botaka and Ondřej Bačo are the top scorers for Hapoel Katamon in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Maccabi Haifa is glad to have Dean David in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals.