Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Kfar Shalem 5th with 47 points, Hapoel Acre 3rd with 9, 38 apart. On recent form Hapoel Acre sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Hapoel Acre were scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.86, Hapoel Kfar Shalem 1.7 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Kfar Shalem had won four straight. Over the last five, Hapoel Acre had taken 4 of 15 points to Hapoel Kfar Shalem's 13.
Acre Municipal Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,500. On the scoreboard, Hapoel Acre led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Acre: Arafat Al-Haj (28') · Hapoel Kfar Shalem: Guy Sivilia (62')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Acre 59% · Hapoel Kfar Shalem 41% · Total shots: 9-15 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 4-8