Here she is back in a big way. League A North opened with big dramas yesterday (Thursday), after Firas Moghrabi’s Bnei Shafaram Union managed to turn the score around and beat MS 2:3. Tira, while Ra’anana and Ha’poel Kfar Kana tied at 3:3 with a dramatic goal in the 94th minute by Israel Rosh to Ra’anana’s credit. Today (Friday) there were five more games, with the round ending tomorrow (Saturday) in a match between Maccabi Urban Tamra and Hapoel Bnei Zalpa.
Kfar Cana youth – Hapoel Ka’ocab 0:1
A single goal by Samir Farhod, who if not him, who is expected to return this January to Hapoel Nof HaGilil, or perhaps to a much better place, gave Hisham Zoevi’s team another week in first place, against the background of Shafaram’s victory yesterday (Thursday) 2:3 over Tira. Kfar Cana Youth continues to keep a fairly clean sheet this season, conceding only five goals in 11 games, the lowest and best figure in the league. As a result, today we suffered our third loss of the season. Will Kfar Cana youths go to the end of the season and move up to the national league or is it about accumulating points for the future?
Maccabi Nojidat – Taiba Youth 1:2
A big win for Issa Nojidat’s side, with all three goals coming from the host club’s players, as Taiba’s clinching goal came from Afif Nazal’s unfortunate own goal. Muhammad Rabia and Ruad Hakim scored the pair of goals that led to an important victory against one of the strongest teams in the league, which records its second loss this season. Nojidat shares the fifth place with Hapoel Ka’Okb, which lost today to the youth of Kfar Kana. Taiba may have brought Imad Jabara into their ranks, who will help them qualify for the National League, but today it was far from that.
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek – Hapoel Klanswa 3:3
Big drama in the underworld game. It seemed that Hapoel Migdal Ha’Emek came back from the break to win, but Amir Cohen’s apprentices showed a wonderful ability, did not give up for a moment and came back for a particularly dramatic 3:3 in the final minutes. In just nine minutes, Lahav Dahan and Amit Tiktuk led Hapoel Migdal Ha’Emek to a quick 0:2 lead, a result that remained until the final whistle of the first half. Four minutes into the second half, Adir Khalifa, who came on as a substitute, reduced the score to 2:1. Not even four more minutes had passed and in the 53rd minute, Hapoel Migdal HaEmek received a penalty kick from 11 meters, to which its goalkeeper, Raz Rahamim, went, making it 1:3. It seemed that it was a finished game, but then Kalanswa did not give up and came back with a huge goal from Amar Eldad, who was joined by Maccabi Nojidat and Iti Suisa in the 92nd minute.
Ironi Nesher – Hapoel in Akka El Garbiya 2:0
Nesher no longer knows what will help her this season, if not a miracle that will save her from the penultimate place, where she has been for a long time. Hapoel Baka El Garbiya of Assi Elimelech is a much stronger team, so the Eagles hoped to come back from the break with a smile on their faces, but that didn’t happen. Idan Binyamin was honored with a double and closed 0:2 in the final minutes. Thanks to the victory, Baka Al Garbiyya passes Hapoel Kaokhb and Taiba Youths, with the latter two losing today.
Hapoel Buaina – Maccabi Ata Bialik 1:1
The bottom game may have yielded goals, but did not provide the goods for any of the teams, who were hoping to get 3 points and narrowly escape from the bottom. After a first half from zero, Hanan Biton gave Avi Sebag’s team a 0:1 lead, with less than a quarter of an hour to go, Muhammad Suleiman equalized from the penalty spot to make it 1:1. In view of Hapoel Migdal HaEmek’s draw, Buaina remained in 13th place in the table. Ata Bialik remained in tenth place.
Tira Sports Club – Ihud Bnei Shafaram 3:2
Firas Moghrabi can be proud of his trainees, just before Round 8 of the State Cup. His team has yet to suffer a loss this season and managed to get three points against a particularly stubborn opponent, in the form of Tira, which only at the beginning of the season declared that it was interested in advancing to the national league. Right now, it seems like a dream that will be hard to come true. Shafram is strong at the top and faces head-to-head with Hisham Zoevi’s Kfar Kana youth, so it will be intriguing to see how it develops during the season. Fadi Armali, Aviran Turgeman and Ali Khativ scored for Shafram, Kerem Badran and Mamon Kashua scored for Tira.
Hapoel Ra’anana – Hapoel Kfar Kana 3:3
Idan Braun hoped to return from the break with a victory in hand, but Kfar Cana already led 1:3 thanks to goals from Shaker Seker (double) and Adam Shively. Despite the great pressure of the coach, a double by Elior Sider and a dramatic goal by Israel Rosh in the 94th minute, determined the distribution of points between the sides. Ra’anana does not manage to rise to a high place in the table. If there is no real turnaround, even moving up to the national league will be an almost impossible task, in the face of the gallop of the youth of Kfar Kana and the Union of Bnei Shafaram. Abbas Suan’s Kfar Kana played good football, but did not know how to keep their advantage, which fell out of their hands at the last moment.
