In a weekend match on Saturday Aug 27th, in week 2, Ashdod plays host to Sektzia Nes Tziona in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. Ashdod has not played yet this season, while sektzia Nes Tziona sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Itamar Shviro struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 32nd minute on a feed from Muhamad Shaker, then Yadin Lugasi added another in the 87th minute In the end, Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t muster any offence and Ironi Kiryat Shmona ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Sektzia Nes Tziona has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Levan Kutalia and David Dudu Biton are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Sektzia Nes Tziona and look to continue their dominance.. Gal Katabi and Ataa Jaber are the top scorers for Ashdod in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.