Match Report
Hapoel Bikat Hayarden went into the game 6th in the table on 51 points; Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla sat 8th on 41 — a 10-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hapoel Bikat Hayarden: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Hapoel Bikat Hayarden were scoring 1.97 and conceding 1.37, Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 1.63 and 1.23, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
The venue was Moshav Tomer Stadium in Tomer, with room for 1,500 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.