Match Report
13 points and 4 places separated them: Maccabi Petah Tikva 1st with 60, Hapoel Kfar Shalem 5th with 47. Maccabi Petah Tikva had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Maccabi Petah Tikva were scoring 2.23 and conceding 1.07, Hapoel Kfar Shalem 1.7 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
HaMoshava Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Petah Tikva: Muhammad Handy (33'), Liran Hazan (62') · Hapoel Kfar Shalem: Ohad Hazut (45')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Petah Tikva 65% · Hapoel Kfar Shalem 35% · Total shots: 11-3 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-1