Hapoel Hevel Eilot survives in the Winner League. Maccabi Dimona separates from it, and is relegated to the national league together with MK Beer Sheva. The Eilot region needed a point tonight (Monday), but achieved a big victory in Ness Ziona – 21:29 – which promised the newcomer from the Arava another season in the senior league. Dimona separates after three seasons from the senior league, when the neighbor from Be’er Sheva played in the Winner League for 4 seasons (Dimona defeated BS tonight 31:33 – in a game that did not determine anything). “third.
The second highlight of the evening came from the quarterfinals of the playoffs – the series between Hapoel Rishon LeZion and MK Holon goes to a decisive game on Friday at Katzir in Holon. Tonight the series to 1: 1 with an impressive away victory 29:32 in Nahalat Yehuda. Hapoel Kiryat Ono surprises the holder of the Hapoel Ashdod State Cup – and wins it 29:33 – and also drags this series to a decisive third game on Friday in Ashdod. On Wednesday, the second game in the series will be held between Herzliya and Ramat Hasharon (Ramat Hasharon leads 0: 1 thanks to a 40:41 victory), and between Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin and Maccabi Rishon Lezion (the champion leads 0: 1 thanks to a 26:33 victory).
AK Ness Ziona – Hapoel Hevel Eilot 29:21 (17:11)
A great achievement for the Eilot region, which wanted to survive its historic debut season in the Winner League – and did so even before the last round and the game that could have been decisive against Dimona. A performance by goalkeeper Goran Rakovic with 17 stops, close to 47 percent – and the team’s great defensive play from Kibbutz Yotvata made the difference tonight. Serdjan Rondic, the Serbian coach who brought Eilot to the forefront of the stage, deserves many compliments – like many players, including Kesem Amiel – King of the Winner League goals, who also tonight made a significant contribution of 9 goals as the team’s leading scorer. Vladimir Djokovic and Gal Caspi added 4 each, and Igor Radojevic, Drako Todorovich and Noam Niv Hayat added 3 each, while Yair Testa, Gal Kedem and Alon Sofer finished with a goal. Nikola Skorovich led Ness Ziona with 6 goals. Aviv Leifer and Guy Gra added 4 each. Justices Ron Peretz and Niv Schwartz.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion – MK Holon 32:29 (15:11)
What a great series. After the drama and, in fact, the historic overtime in the Winner League playoffs on Friday in Holon (36:35), Nissim Pelach’s teammates stood with their backs to the wall tonight – knowing full well that a victory would prevent a relegation. Hapoel Rishon LeZion, of course, wanted to take advantage of the home side and close the deal with qualifying for the playoffs, but Holon’s victory tonight drags the series to a decisive third game in “Katzir”. Holon established an advantage in the middle of the first half, 9. Diane Pralia closed the first twenty minutes plus 4 – 7:11 (20 ‘). Lidor Peso increased the lead to 9:14 (27’).
Hapoel Rishon LeZion had a hard time coming back in the second half, and Holon made good use of Hapoel’s goalkeeper exchange in the attack and went up to 16:21 in the 39th minute. Set 27:31 and guaranteed Holon an impressive victory in a game in which Holon goalkeepers Oron Bargil and Or Canaani stood out. A., Pralitza and Or Maman 4 each, Lidor Peso and Amit Rainsberg 3 each and Barel Lanciano 1 each.
Hapoel Kiryat Ono – Hapoel Ashdod 29:33 (16:18)
After 3 losses throughout the season – Kiryat Ono manages to beat Ashdod – and in a very important moment for them. The meaning as stated – a third and decisive game on Friday in Ashdod. The first half is pretty crazy in terms of the valley, which gave Ono hope. At the start of the second half, Ashdod ran to 0: 3 and made a comeback, and already in the fortieth minute found itself with a 24:22 advantage. Ono managed to return to a 25:25 tie in the 50th minute, and immediately afterwards also made a comeback with a goal by Uriel Mahlouf. Stopped the run, but Amit Gal and Ksumovich raised it to 26:31.
Ashdod responded with two consecutive goals, but Elad Kapon with a goal and Moshiko Elimelech with a stop closed out an interest – impressive and flattering for Ono who advanced to the playoffs from the bottom house. Kasumovich led Ono with 10 goals. Chirich, Amit Gal and Livgot added 5 each, Ofir Simon contributed 4, Elad Kapon 2 and Delibor Sukitz and Uriel Mahluf 1 each. Amit Stellman led Ashdod with 5 goals. Alexander Babic added 4. Omri Kushmero, Stefan Ilyich, Nivo Levy, Risto Vujicic and Yossi Bitterman 3 each, Shachar Levin and Omar Gera 2 each, and Itai Suissa 1.
Maccabi Dimona – Beer Sheva 31:33 (14:17)
Even before the opening whistle, the result that came from Ness Ziona in which Eilot won – turned this game into a protocol only – just as will the final round of the Survival House on Friday and the meetings between Eilot and Dimona and BS in Ness Ziona. , Hoping we’ll get to see them return to it in the coming years.