Feb 5th features a match where Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Ironi Kiryat Shmona at Winner Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, recorded a 3-1 win against Ashdod. Kna’an struck first for Ashdod in the 37th minute on a feed from Bilu, then Tal Ben Haim got the equalizer for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 56th minute on a feed from Gabi Kanikovski Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Eden Shamir to cap off a wild match. Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona recorded a 0-1 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Ibrahima Conte struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 57th minute on a feed from Guy Melamed, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ironi Kiryat Shmona 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. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Ironi Kiryat Shmona should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Oct 30th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv in their last match together. Maccabi Tel Aviv won by a score of 3 to 1. Itamar Shviro scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 28th minute, but Brandley Kuwas got the equalizer for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Luis Hernández.
Roy Kehat has been the most prolific scorer on Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last five matches with 2 goals. Both Gabi Kanikovski and Eden Shamir have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.