Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sderot 1st with 56 points, Maccabi Shaarayim 16th with 1, 55 apart. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Maccabi Shaarayim ran at 0.24 scored and 5.43 conceded, Sderot at 2.68 and 0.45.
Maccabi Shaarayim arrived off 15 straight defeats. 14 matches unbeaten backed Sderot's arrival. Maccabi Shaarayim had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Sderot, 13.
The match was played at Nes Tziona Stadium (capacity 3,300). Sderot led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-5 full-time score.
Key stats
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