Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Beitar Kfar Saba Shlomi 13th with 31 points, Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel 15th with 8, 23 apart. Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel ran at 0.63 scored and 3.07 conceded, Beitar Kfar Saba Shlomi at 1.37 and 2.17.
Defeat had followed defeat for Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel — nine in succession.
Beitar Kfar Saba Shlomi led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-3.




