Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Kiryat Yam SC (1st, 86 pts) and Hapoel Ironi Karmiel (2nd, 69 pts). Hapoel Ironi Karmiel had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Ironi Karmiel 2.53 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Kiryat Yam SC 4.03 and 0.6, with the league averaging 1.9.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Kiryat Yam SC. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Hapoel Ironi Karmiel, 15/15 for Kiryat Yam SC.
On the scoreboard, Kiryat Yam SC led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.


