Match Report
HaMakhtesh Givatayim went into the game 1st in the table on 36 points; Tzeirey Tira sat 2nd on 32 — a 4-point gap. HaMakhtesh Givatayim ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, HaMakhtesh Givatayim were scoring 1.84 and conceding 0.89, Tzeirey Tira 2.13 and 0.94, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
The venue was Moshava Training Field in Pétaḥ-Tiqva, with room for 1,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.