The round that started the second round in the A South League started yesterday (Thursday) when Maccabi Yavne beat Bnei Eilat 0:1, while Hapoel Kfar Shalem scored 1:2 in the 97th minute against Ironi Modi’in. In the games that took place today, Hapoel Herzliya looked very bad against Beitar Tel Aviv/Bat Yam in a game that ended in a dramatic 2:2, Maccabi Ashdod beat Dimona 1:2, Kfar Kasem and Marmorak drew 0:0 and Hapoel Keat Jordan returned Smile after a 1:2 victory with goals from Jan Benvanisti and Michel Khoury. On Saturday, Shimshon Tel Aviv will host Maccabi Herzliya (Pat Moshva Dorumi, 19:30).
Hapoel Herzliya – Beitar Tel Aviv/Bat Yam 2:2
It already looked like Oren Crispin’s first victory with his new team, except that a goal in the 95th minute by Uri Shetrit made it a particularly dramatic 2:2. Hapoel Herzliya, which played very badly, did not show its ability from last week and stumbled. If Maccabi Herzliya gets all the points on Saturday, they will join Hapoel when both will have 35 points. Beitar Tel Aviv/Bat Yam continues to present positive football and is slowly coming together as one fighting unit. Meir Cohen and Yishai Buzurgi scored for Beitar Tel Aviv, Assi Goma scored his first goal of the season in the Hapoel Herzliya uniform.
Dimona Sports Club – Maccabi Urban Ashdod 2:1
coming back to herself? Maccabi Ironi Ashdod gets three points for the first time in more than two months, with its last victory being in early November over Kasife. Yuval Shouri (19′) and Eliezer Yosef (85′) scored to her credit. Dimona? It didn’t look like the same team that fought for a point against Hapoel Kfar Shalem from the top. Amit Mor Zimek in the 96th minute with a goal that didn’t help much. There is no doubt that this victory brings a lot of satisfaction to Ashdod’s system, which saw its fans almost very disappointed by the recent results.
Shimshon Kfar Kasem – Hapoel Marmorak 0:0
Third game out of four that Itzik Schulmeiser, the new goalkeeper of Kfar Kasem, does not absorb. Marmorak was not better than Kfar Kasem, but he felt that the club stabilized a little, after the defeat to Hapoel Herzliya last week. A good starting point for Marmork at the start of the second round of the league. Kfar Qasim, which got quite strong in the last week, including a number of players who came from the opponent, was not able to translate this into three points.
Maccabi Shaareim – Hapoel Jordan Valley 2:1
Hapoel Bekat Jordan returns to win, while Sha’arim continues to kick the bucket. Adir Khalifa scored the first goal in the contest to win two goals, but the Jordan Valley came back out of nowhere thanks to Jan Benvanisti and Michel Khoury who brought some comfort to the club that recently lost direction a little. Yigal Antebi remains at a loss, Sha’areim looks just bad. 14 more cycles ahead of her, 14 war games, when she is hoping not to be relegated.
M.K. Yeremiahu Holon – Iruni Kashifa 1:2
Shlomi Shlomo’s disciples return forever and smile. It wasn’t easy against a stubborn Kasipah, but a lot of luck resulted in a big and important victory in the struggles of the lower part of the table. Holon narrowly escapes from the bottom and continues to prove that it is a quality team, even if it doesn’t have a lot of money, with the young talents making the difference on the field. Mohamed Abu Shaldem scored for Kaseifa, Elihai Tzbari and Liel Cohen, players of Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa in the past season, brought Holon a fourth victory of the season.
Maccabi Yavne – Bnei Eilat 0:1
In a not big game between the two clubs, Maccabi Yavne picked up the three points thanks to Nir Sharon’s eighth goal of the season in all competitions in the 18th minute. Yavneh was superior at least until the 36th minute when Idan Ahdanani saw a straight red after he sent his right leg straight into the chest of Bnei Eilat goalkeeper Ilay Suisa and brought him to the ground. Yaad Ilani didn’t get confused and drew the red card for Ahdanani who saw a second red in just four days (in the regional cup he got a red against MS Shikhon Ha Mizrah from League B).
From that moment the game changed completely, Rui Ben Best quickly came in to lock down the center of the field. Yavne then tried to overtake in bursts, but was not accurate enough to increase the gap and Eilat did not do too much. The attempts to go through Yanai David failed time and time again, a third consecutive loss to Eilat.
Hapoel Kfar Shalem – Ironi Modi’in 1:2
In a not great game, as happens in many games recently, Hapoel Kfar Shalem won 1:2 against Haim Levy’s Iruni Modi’in. Noam Shoham’s team must strengthen by a player or two if they want to qualify for the national league this year. Elior Mashali gave Kfar Shalem the lead in the 74th minute, Ran Roll, Modiin’s new acquisition, equalized from the spot in the 95th minute and after two minutes, in the 97th minute, a corner kick reached Yuval Piven who determined the outcome of the game. Modiin with only four points in the last eight games.
