Match Report
Maccabi Herzliya, 7th on 50 points, faced a 26-point deficit to Ironi Kiryat Shmona (1st, 76). Maccabi Herzliya had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 7th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 9.43/3.29 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and 6.14/8.71 for Maccabi Herzliya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.48.
Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in Kiryat-Shmona, capacity 5,300, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ironi Kiryat Shmona led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.




