League A North is going through a difficult month, after all we are in the middle of the Ramadan fast and 12 out of the 16 teams in the league are teams from the sector, quite a few of whose players are fasting during the day. Tonight (Thursday), with the breaking of the fast (8:45 p.m.) as part of the 27th round, Hapoel Baka El Garbiyya and Ihud Bnei Shafaram will play for the battle between second and third place.
The rest of the games will take place on Friday and on Saturday the cycle will close when Tiyva will meet Hapoel Kfar Kana. Among other things, Kfar Cana Youth, the leader, will face Maccabi Ata Bialik, Hapoel Ra’anana will meet Bnei Zalpa, who knocked them out in the district final as part of the Regional Cup, Buaina will host Kalanswa and Hapoel Migdal Ha’emek will hope to beat Maccabi Nujidat to leave itself with a chance to survive in the league .
Hapoel Baka El Garbiyeh – Ihud Bnei Shafaram (Thursday, Baka El Garbiyeh, 20:45)
The top battle that can easily decide the fate of first place, four rounds to the end of the season. Firas Moghrabi’s Shafram, besides having to face one of the biggest surprises of the year and who is in third place on the eve of the match, will be hosted and play at the home of the team that has yet to see a home loss this season. The amazing thing is that Shafaram is the strongest team in the away games, after all it is also undefeated this season in its 12 away games and both teams are in momentum. Shafaram with the same amount of points as the leaders of Kfar Cana, while Baka has five points less than both.
Maccabi Ata Bialik – Kfar Kana youth (Friday, Kiryat Yam, 11:00)
Both teams come into the game after winning last week. Kfar Kana defeated Hapoel Ka’Okb 1:4. Avi Sebag’s apprentices settled for 0:1 against Boaina, which is at the bottom of the burning. In Kfar Kana they understand that this is the ‘money time’ and they must not stop now, certainly not when Shafaram has the same number of points. Ata Bialik will look to get even closer to the top playoffs, hoping to stop the gallop of Hisham Zoevi and his apprentices. On paper, the greens from Kfar Kana should return home with points. The advantage of the leader of the table in the away games is to concede very few goals (only nine). The problem is in the attack (18 right goals).
Hapoel Ra’anana – Hapoel Bnei Zalfa (Friday, Ra’anana Karni, 12:30 p.m.)
The two have already met twice this season. Once as part of the league (2:2) and once as part of the North District final in the Regions Cup, in which Zelfa won 1:3. Ra’anana will look to get their first win over their opponent this season. It is quite certain that Ra’anana will finish in 4th place in the table, even though last week they stumbled in a 1:0 loss to Hapoel Kfar Kana from the lower part of the table. Ra’anana will hope to improve its season with another dream of the National League through the playoffs on the horizon. Zelfa will not come as an underdog at all, she is in 5th place and will look to stick even closer to Ra’anana and in general – she will want to keep her place in the top playoffs.
Maccabi City Tamra – MS Tira (Friday, Tamra, 12:30)
Both teams come into the match having lost. Tamra was defeated fairly, Tira suffered a loss in the form of 2:1 to Shaferam holding from the top. It can be said that Tamra finished the season with 12 points in the jackpot, with seven points separating her from the 13th place. Tamra might fight in the last match that could save her from the situation she found herself in. A loss will almost certainly relegate it to the second division. On the other hand, Tira needs the three points. Her victory will keep her in the league and the team will start thinking about next season.
Hapoel Buaina – Hapoel Kalansawa (Friday, Buaina Nujidat, 15:00)
Bottom battle which is beyond three points. Bouaina comes into the game after six consecutive losses, and there is an opportunity here to do so against Clanswa from the penultimate place, although they are in a pretty good period since Rami Giorno arrived at the club. The group has stabilized and the goal is clear to all parties. If Klanswa wins, they will overtake Bouaina by a point. Eliran Shemesh has also flourished since he arrived in Clanswa and he will try to help his team win the match. Buena you will need a miracle not to lose in this game.
Ironi Nesher – Hapoel Ka’Ochb (Friday, Nesher, 15:30)
It may be two teams from the middle of the table, but both are still on the seam line between staying in the league and the chance to reach the test match from 14th place. Both teams lost last week, when Kaoqb suffered a 4:1 blow from Kfar Kana youth. Kaochab may not be a stable team in the last rounds, but they do manage to get points. Nesher, on the other hand, already has three consecutive losses.
Hapoel Migdal Ha’Emek – Maccabi Nojidat (Friday, Migdal Ha’Emek, 15:30)
Another bottom battle. How did Maccabi Nojidat, the newcomer from League B, deteriorate to the bottom of the table, the club asks. Issa Nojidat led the club to the top of the table in the first part of the season, but as it progressed, the team deteriorated to the 10th place in the table. She is only three points away from the penultimate place, which is shared by Hapoel Migdal Ha’emek and Kalansawa. Asaf Buskila still believes in his team’s ability to stay in the league. This is the second year in a row that the club has experienced difficulty in overcoming the difficulties and only a victory can pull it out of the mud.
Taiba Youth – Hapoel Kfar Kana (Saturday, Kiryat Yam, 9:00 p.m.)
Two bottom teams meet hoping to get three precious points. Hana Farhoud continues to use his charms and bring points to Taiba with all the difficulty around. Kfar Kana will also arrive quite encouraged, after beating Hapoel Ra’anana 0:1. The change on the lines, with the arrival of Moshe Weizman, proved itself already in the first game. Both teams are a few points away from the 15th place that leads to the second league. A loss to one of them will further deepen the crisis the teams are in. The game is key for the teams as relegation for one of them would be a serious failure.
