In a weekend match in week 16, on Sat Dec 31st, Maccabi Tel Aviv will travel to Kiryat-Shmona to battle Ironi Kiryat Shmona in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Katamon. Ayid Habashi struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 34th minute, but Habashi got the equalizer for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 10th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Hapoel Hadera. Enric Saborit Teixidor struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1st minute on a feed from Kandil, then Đorđe Jovanović added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Maor Kandil In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Tel Aviv is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Maccabi Tel Aviv won by a score of 3 to 1. Gabi Kanikovski struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 26th minute, then Gabi Kanikovski added another in the 59th minute.
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s most prolific scorer has been Đorđe Jovanović. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s most prolific scorer has been Muhamad Shaker. The Israeli attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.