Sep 10th features a match where Sektzia Nes Tziona will travel to Haifa to battle Maccabi Haifa in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. Maccabi Haifa sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Benfica. Rafa Silva struck first for Benfica in the 50th minute on a feed from Álex Grimaldo, then Álex Grimaldo added another in the 54th minute In the end, Maccabi Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their performance, while sektzia Nes Tziona is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Danilo Moreno scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 53rd minute, then Danilo Moreno added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Avishay Cohen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t manage to score, and Beitar Jerusalem took the shutout win. Sektzia Nes Tziona looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Sektzia Nes Tziona, their top scorers are Tal Kahila and Biton, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Omer Atzili has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Maccabi Haifa.