Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ironi Ashkelon 3rd with 46 points, Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat 13th with 17, 29 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat 1.32 scored and 2.41 conceded per game, Ironi Ashkelon 2.35 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.79.
Ironi Ashkelon's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat 3/15, Ironi Ashkelon 13/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.




