This was not expected, but Hapoel Kiryat Ono defeated Hapoel Ashdod in the second game of the quarterfinals of the handball playoffs on the way to the third game this coming Friday
Precisely after winning the cup and winning the first game, Hapoel Ashdod was surprised by Hapoel Kiryat Ono in the second game of the quarterfinals of the playoff quarter. Kiryat Ono managed to equalize the series in the home game and the entire series to 1-1.
Kiryat Ono defeated Ashdod 33-29 on the way to a third game over the entire box office this coming Friday in Ashdod. The team that wins the third game will advance to the semi-final series.
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.
Ashdod stopped the run, but Amit Gal Vaksumovich raised it to 26:31. Ashdod responded with two consecutive goals, but Elad Kapon with a goal and Moshiko Elimelech with a stop closed interest.
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.