Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Ironi Karmiel 2nd with 69 points, Hapoel Ironi Safed 16th with 20, 49 apart. The last five rounds placed Hapoel Ironi Karmiel no better than 6th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Hapoel Ironi Safed were scoring 1.6 and conceding 2.43, Hapoel Ironi Karmiel 2.53 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Ironi Safed had not won in 6 games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Hapoel Ironi Safed against 9/15 for Hapoel Ironi Karmiel.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.