Match Report
Sderot went into the game 8th in the table on 6 points; Maccabi Kiryat Malachi sat 1st on 10 — a 4-point gap. Per game in the league, Sderot were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Maccabi Kiryat Malachi 2.75 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Sderot came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Maccabi Kiryat Malachi's unbeaten run stood at 8. Sderot had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Maccabi Kiryat Malachi, 9.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maccabi Kiryat Malachi led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Sderot: Ruslan Kuznetsov (76') · Maccabi Kiryat Malachi: Ori Zohar (24'), Niv Mizrahi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sderot 55% · Maccabi Kiryat Malachi 45% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 8-4