Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Hapoel Afula (3rd, 46 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Agudat Sport Ashdod (8th, 10 pts). Recent form told a different story for Agudat Sport Ashdod: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Agudat Sport Ashdod 3.71 scored and 11.14 conceded per game, Hapoel Afula 7 and 7.29, with the league averaging 2.31.
Agudat Sport Ashdod had gone 13 games without a win.
The match was played at Yud-Alef Stadium in Ashdod (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, Hapoel Afula led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.