Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 3rd with 48 points, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 8th with 23, 25 apart. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 1.68 scored and 1.92 conceded per game, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 0.78 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.33.
A win had eluded Hapoel Ramat HaSharon for 7 matches.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 2, draws 3, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
Yankele Grundman Stadium in Ramat-ha’Sharon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,300. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.