Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Tel Aviv 1st with 71 points, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 8th with 23, 48 apart. Hapoel Umm al-Fahm had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Hapoel Tel Aviv were scoring 2.17 and conceding 0.73, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 0.78 and 1.73, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Tel Aviv had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Hapoel Tel Aviv had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, 3.
The match was played at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv (capacity 29,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Tel Aviv led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.