In this week 8 match, on Tue May 10th, Maccabi Netanya hosts Bnei Sakhnin in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Maccabi Netanya, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Patrick Twumasi struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 52nd minute on a feed from Konstantini, then Patrick Twumasi added another in the 84th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Be’er Sheva couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Netanya took the shutout win. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Guy Melamed struck first for Bnei Sakhnin 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 Tel Aviv 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. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Doha Stadium, Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Netanya battled to a 1-1 draw. Takang scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 75th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster earning them at least the one point. Maccabi Netanya’s most prolific scorer has been Patrick Twumasi. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.