Match Report
3 points and 4 places separated them: Ironi Nesher 11th with 29, Hapoel Beit She'an 7th with 32. On the form table Ironi Nesher stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ironi Nesher 1.27 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Hapoel Beit She'an 1.27 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.39.
Ironi Nesher had been beaten in three straight games.
The match was played at Nesher Stadium (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Ironi Nesher: Sapir Razon (41'), Yigal Peretz (90') · Hapoel Beit She'an: Muhammed Abbas (15'), Muhammad Awouda (68'), E. Ben Simon (77')
Key stats
Possession: Ironi Nesher 55% · Hapoel Beit She'an 45% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 5-6