In a weekend match in week 17, on Sunday Jan 8th, Maccabi Bnei Raina will play host to Ironi Kiryat Shmona in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Maccabi Bnei Raina, recorded a 2-2 draw against Hapoel Hadera. Shlomi Azulay struck first for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 7th minute on a feed from Mofleh Shalata, then Richard Boateng added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona, recorded a 1-1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Muhamad Shaker struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 40th minute, then Đorđe Jovanović tied it up for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 56th minute on a feed from Kandil earning Maccabi Tel Aviv a comeback draw. Ironi Kiryat Shmona looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On the 11th of September, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosted Maccabi Bnei Raina in their last match together. Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Maccabi Bnei Raina battled to a 1-1 draw. Muhamad Shaker scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 4th minute, then Shlomi Azulay tied it up for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 31st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Maccabi Bnei Raina.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona is glad to have Muhamad Shaker in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Shlomi Azulay has been the most effective weapon for Maccabi Bnei Raina lately. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.