A week before the end of the regular season, Bnei Yehuda today (Friday) took a significant step towards returning to the Premier League when they beat Maccabi Jaffa 1:2 at home, despite being down to ten players, thanks to a strike by the substitute Guy Sibilia at the beginning of the 90th minute, thanks to which they Five points away from the third place where Ironi Tiberias stands, which at the same time ended with a 0:0 once morest Hapoel Umm Al Fahem.
In the lower part, Hapoel Ramat Gan beat Hapoel Afula 2:3 away in a volatile game and Hapoel Kfar Saba registered a critical 0:1 in Acre.
Sibilia decided in the 90th minute and Bnei Yehuda kept the top Kobi Eliyahu from his back brought Jaffa back into the game Kobi Eliyahu
Bnei Yehuda – Maccabi Jaffa 1:2
Bnei Yehuda recovered from a 2:2 loss at Nof HaGilil in the previous round and came to today’s little derby once morest Maccabi Jaffa following days of madness in the Hatikva neighborhood, where the “Hope Market” is decorated with a variety of signs and flags. Indeed, 5,200 spectators came to Bloomfield to push the Goldens – who succeeded at the end of another great drama to win and increase their advantage from third place to five points. Solomon Daniel (12) scored first, but Eliran Atar and his friends missed and in the end Jaffa equalized with an own goal by Suleiman Popana (51). Bnei Yehuda got even more complicated when Jonathan Agyapong was sent off in the 75th minute due to unnecessary words, but in the 90th minute the substitute Guy Sibilia scored the 1:2 that kept David Marten and his players from promotion to the Premier League.
10th minute: Kabaha lost a ball and Atar stood in front of Malol who closed the near corner well, from a difficult angle he hit the crossbar and out.
12th minute: Goal! Bnei Yehuda gained a justified advantage. Atar picked up a corner from the left, first Ajiapong hit the crossbar, Daniel hit the rebound in.
Minute 31: Barschatsky tried to complete a double pass instead of scoring and the leader missed a huge opportunity to double her advantage.
51st minute: Goal! Magbo took a cross from the left wing, Popana kicked into his own goal and the own goal made it 1:1 in Bloomfield.
75th minute: Ajiapong was sent off! Ben Avraham pulled out the second yellow and red card at the Bnei Yehuda brakeman for unnecessary words.
90th minute: Goal! 1:2 to the sons of Judah! Sibilia, the substitute, rose to the ball and hit it perfectly into the corner.
5,200 spectators created a great atmosphere in Bloomfield Kobi Eliyahu
Hapoel Umm Al Fahem – City of Tiberias 0:0
Last season, Tiberias lost the ticket to the Premier League right in the final rounds in a fight with Hapoel Petah Tikva. Even today, she needed three points to continue stressing the leadership of the table and maybe in a certain scenario even jump to the top, but she met Hapoel Umm Al Fahm who struggled to get a point that should be enough for her to secure her place among the top eight. The locals were up to the task, Tiberias is already five points away from first place. It should be noted that the peak moment was in the 57th minute, when Umm Al Fahem should have scored following Dobb Gabbay passed between the two brakes and was left free alone in front of the goal, but rolled onto the crossbar and out.
Hapoel Acre – Hapoel Kfar Saba 1:0
Hapoel Acre came to the game in excellent shape, following three victories in the last four rounds that brought them closer to the top playoffs, but the one who made the difference was Ari Cohen, the young midfielder of Hapoel Tel Aviv who was loaned to Hapoel Kfar Saba and in the operation his horse gave his team a valuable 0:1 that lifted them to the 1st place 13 at least until Monday.
70th minute: Goal! Ari Cohen cut from the left of the center, kicked to the far corner and the ball stopped only in the net.
Hapoel Afula – Hapoel Ramat Gan 3:2
The game of the round was in Afula, where the 15th-ranked team hoped to continue their campaign, but remained below the red line in a volatile game. Roman Habran scored first following a serious error by the Ordons, but Sagi Dror, who lost the ball in the goal, soon equalized. Afula lost Nehrai Yafarah who fainted (and recovered following being treated) and also fell behind immediately following because Dror completed a brace in the 45th minute, but got back into the game thanks to Rivolie at the beginning of the second half. Unfortunately, Erez Isakov lost his head and was sent off, Olawala punished seven minutes later and Hapoel Ramat Gan won in Afula and also stayed away from the relegation battle.
7th minute: Goal! First situation in the game and 0:1 to Hapoel Afula. Dror lost the ball near the box, Gordin came out badly from the goal and the captain Hebran scored.
16th minute: Goal! Dror made up for the error in the opening when he cut to the center of the area, misled the guards and kicked a strong ball inside. 1:1.
40th minute: Nehorai Yafarah, the Afula star who felt unwell in the last day and started in the lineup anyway, fainted during the game and was replaced. He is feeling well now and is being treated by the medical staff on the pitch.
45th minute: Goal! Hapoel Ramat Gan’s turnaround was completed, once more from a kick by Dror who was free in the square.
Minute 51: The drama in Afula continues. Hebran cooked for Rivolier, who from close range pushed the equalizer.
56th minute: Red card for Hapoel Afula. Iskov and Dror clashed and butted heads, the stopper hit the ball and was immediately sent off.
63rd minute: Goal! Masika left two players behind him, entered the box and sent wide, Kaniuk left with the heel to Peter Olawala who finished perfectly. 2:3 to Hapoel Ramat Gan.
Monday’s games:
Hapoel Rishon Lezion – Hapoel Nof HaGilil
Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon – Bnei Shafram
Ness Ziona section – MS. Kafr Qasim
Maccabi Herzliya – Urban Kiryat Shmona
