Week 24 features a match on Saturday Feb 25th, where Ashdod will travel to Petach-Tikva to battle Hapoel Tel Aviv in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Hapoel Tel Aviv recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Alen Ožbolt struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ironi Kiryat Shmona was frustrated by Hapoel Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while ashdod sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Maccabi Haifa. Harash struck first for Ashdod in the 7th minute, then Michael Ohana added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Mohammad Kna’an. Ashdod is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ashdod last played eachother at the Yud-alef Stadium on the 5th of November. Ashdod was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mamatah struck first for Ashdod in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win.
Both Elad Shahaf and Kna’an have been the hottest scorers for Ashdod in the last five each having scored 2 goals.