The Israeli football season has officially started: tonight (Sunday) the first round of the Toto Cup group stage was held. In House B, Maccabi Netanya of Marko Belbul started the season in a successful way with a great victory 2:5 over Hapoel Hadera. At the same time, Hapoel Jerusalem beat MS Ashdod 2:4 at the 11A Stadium.
For all events minute by minute
Hapoel Hadera – Maccabi Netanya 5:2
So after a somewhat disappointing season, the Diamonds with boss Marco Belval opened the season in an away game – held at their home stadium. Freddy Vargas, the talked-about acquisition of Netanya, started in the first official game; And so did Riberto Tabarash, who stepped up at the last minute in place of the ill Oz Bilo.
And it was a game with many goals, which started already in the fifth minute with a bomb by the young Aviv Kenrick, who shot a ball into the connections and made it 0:1. In the extra time of the first half, James Adenay received a cross and managed to equalize for the host to 1:1.
In the second half, the dam was broken: in the 53rd minute, a beautiful attack ended with an assist by Vargas to Igor Zlatanovich, and the Serbian made it 1:2. Ruslan Barski equalized in the 60th minute with a strong kick from a distance.
And in a 2:2 situation, Zlatanovich started his show – with goals in the 84th and 87th minutes, which completed a hat trick. Substitute Idan Burns closed the deal in the 89th minute – a big 2:5 for the Netanyaites who started the season on the right foot. The disintegration of Hadera at the end, confusion marks the first “V”.
tax. Ashdod – Hapoel Jerusalem 4:2
A great victory for Ziv Arya’s team in the first official game, thanks in no small part to Maccabi Haifa’s ex-members – Yanai Distelfeld and substitute Yonatan Lisch, who scored. And this time – a game with many goals and developments in the port city.
In the seventh minute, the first goal was scored: Roi Levy Spek was fouled in the box by Y-M goalkeeper Nadav Zamir, Yigal Fried scored a penalty – and Hammoudi Kanaan made it 0:1. But the Jerusalemites responded well: in the 36th minute, Idan Dahan equalized, and just before the halftime whistle, Yanai Distelfeld converted and put the Reds up 1:2.
In the 48th minute, Hamudi Kanaan completed a brace and tied the score at 2:2, but five minutes later (minute 53) Ariel Harush lost a ball in the box, and the substitute Iva Ransom made it 2:3 for Jerusalem. In extra time, Yonatan Lisch (another ex-Maccabi Haifa) hit in from Ohad Almagor’s height and sealed the deal. 2:4 to Hapoel Jerusalem at the end. Watch >>>
