Match Report
1 points and 3 places separated them: Maccabi Bnei Raina 7th with 12, Hapoel Afula 4th with 13. The last five rounds placed Maccabi Bnei Raina 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, Maccabi Bnei Raina ran at 1.83 scored and 1.5 conceded, Hapoel Afula at 2 and 1.43.
Green Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Afula led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Bnei Raina: Ohad Barzilay (41'), Ohad Barzilay (67'), Ohad Barzilay (79'), Mohamad Shaker (90') · Hapoel Afula: Noam Shemesh (10'), Eilon Elimelech (26')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Bnei Raina 55% · Hapoel Afula 45% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 3-5