Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Maccabi Herzliya (1st, 66 pts) and Hapoel Marmorek (7th, 45 pts). Hapoel Marmorek had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Herzliya 2.3 scored and 1 conceded per game, Hapoel Marmorek 1.3 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.35.
Maccabi Herzliya came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Hapoel Marmorek arrived off three straight defeats. Maccabi Herzliya had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Hapoel Marmorek, 3.
On the scoreboard, Maccabi Herzliya led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Herzliya: Ido Exbard (23'), Oded Biru (87') · Hapoel Marmorek: Harel Ben Avi (52'), Ron Ashkenazi (79')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Herzliya 51% · Hapoel Marmorek 49% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-2




