Match Report
34 points for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi (1st), 30 for Ramla (5th): a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ramla no better than 29th for form, against 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Kiryat Malachi 1.81 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Ramla 1.4 and 2.6, with the league averaging 1.5.
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Three consecutive defeats weighed on Ramla. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi against 4/15 for Ramla.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.


