Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Ironi Tiberias 2nd on 72, Sektzia Nes Tziona 7th on 40. Sektzia Nes Tziona ranked just 23rd in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sektzia Nes Tziona 6.29 scored and 9 conceded per game, Ironi Tiberias 8.86 and 4.86, with the league averaging 2.48.
12 matches unbeaten backed Ironi Tiberias's arrival. Sektzia Nes Tziona had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Ironi Tiberias, 11.
The match was played at Nes Tziona Stadium in Ness Ziona (capacity 3,300). With 36 matches recorded and 1.0 yellow cards per game, S. Ben Avraham was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Sektzia Nes Tziona led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.