Jan 21st features a match where Ironi Kiryat Shmona will travel to Haifa to battle Hapoel Haifa in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hapoel Haifa sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Liran Rotman scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 14th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Haifa was frustrated by Maccabi Netanya’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Netanya ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona, recorded a 2-2 draw against Hapoel Hadera. Itamar Shviro struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 11th minute on a feed from Shaker, then Alfred Stephen got the equalizer for Hapoel Hadera in the 43rd minute on a feed from Diya Lababidi . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium, Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Haifa battled to a 1-1 draw. Alon Turgeman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 17th minute, then Ayid Habashi tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 83rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fortunate enough to have Muhamad Shaker in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Both Gal Arel and Liran Serdal have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Haifa in the last five each having scored 2 goals.