Match Report
Hapoel Tel Aviv went into the game 4th in the table on 4 points; Académica sat 3rd on 5 — a 1-point gap. Hapoel Tel Aviv ranked just 33rd in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Tel Aviv 0.67 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Académica 1 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.32.
Hapoel Tel Aviv had lost three in a row. The last-five ledger: Hapoel Tel Aviv 1/15, Académica 8/15.
Bloomfield Stadium in Petah Tikva, capacity 29,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.