Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (1st, 48 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmed (15th, 17 pts). Recent form flatters Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmed's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmed 0.76 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2.1 and 0.81, with the league averaging 1.39.
Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmed were winless in 7. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth came in having won four on the spin. From the last five rounds, Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmed held 2 points of 15 and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 12.
Kaukab Stadium in Kaukab Abu al-Hija, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.