Match Report
Lugano went into the game 3rd in the table on 9 points; Hapoel Be'er Sheva sat 4th on 4 — a 5-point gap. Hapoel Be'er Sheva ranked just 46th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Lugano were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.83, Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0.83 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadio di Cornaredo in Lugano (capacity 6,390). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.