The sixth round of the Men’s Premier League began last night (Wednesday) when Maccabi Musinzon Hod Hasharon defeated the Academy team, MS Eyalbon defeated Hapoel Rehovot while Hapoel Kiryat Ata defeated Hapoel Ma’afil/Emek Hefer/Mensha. In the Women’s Premier League, Kiryat Ata beat Aylabon.
Premier League for men
Maccabi Mosinzon Hod Hasharon – Academy team 0:3 (4:25 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 4:25 p.m.)
Hod Hasharon recovers well from its first loss of the season in the last round, and continues its good start this season as it rises to five wins against a single loss. On the other hand, the academy team is still looking for a first set this season.
Hapoel Ha’epil/Menashe/Emek Hefer – Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Ata 3:1 (26:24, 25:22, 25:19, 23:25)
The qualifier won the first set, but from there it was the game of Kiryat Ata who won the next three sets, including a tiebreaker in the fourth set. Following the victory, Kiryat Ata moves closer to the top of the table.
MS Eilbon – Hapoel Rehovot 1:3 (21:25, 25:20, 20:25, 22:25)
An important victory for Aylavon in a difficult game that was close throughout. Following the victory, Ailavon moves up the table while Rehovot is still at the bottom.
The rest of the season’s games will take place on Saturday when Maccabi Ashdod will host Maccabi “Targets” Tel Aviv while Hapoel Galil Mata Asher/Acre will host Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Women’s Premier League
MS Eilbon – Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Ata 3:1 (25:21, 25:13, 25:18, 17:25)
Today there was an early game from the seventh round of the Women’s Premier League – the exciting game brought together two teams fighting for a place at the top of the table. Kiryat Ata started the match well and won the first set, Ayalbon won the second set, Kiryat Ata came back and won the third set.
Kiryat Ata started the fourth set well and took a 4:0 lead, Rom and Playmari helped Kiryat Ata keep the lead 3:8, but from a situation of 8:13, Aylabon began to reduce, Torres Moreno and Alves Ramos equalized 15:15, with Moreno helping Aylabon to make a revolution and take the lead 16:17, but Kiryat Ata did not break and did not let Aylavon escape. In a situation of 20:20, De Castro made two points that helped Kiryat Ata open a small gap of 22:20, a gap that was enough for her to win the set and the entire game. Following the victory, Kiryat Ata climbed to fourth place in the table.