The 20th cycle of the National League starts at this time with eight games at the same time with the focus of the games of the leaders of the table. Ironi Tiberias hosts Hapoel Rishon Lezion as it wants to maintain its place at the top, Maccabi Petah Tikva from second place hosts Hapoel Ramat Gan.
Tiberias City – Hapoel Rishon LeZion 0:1
The host comes into the game with a streak of eight league games without a loss and is in first place, one point above Maccabi Pet. Last week, Eliran Hodda’s team won 1:3 against Ramesh City thanks to two dramatic goals in the final minutes, Julio Cesar (double) and Nir Abergel scored. On the other hand, the Oranges want to go back to winning after the 3:1 loss to Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Minute 9, a goal! City of Tiberias took the lead 0:1: Julio Cesar stepped up and hit an accurate ball into the corner of the goal.
Maccabi Petah Tikva – Hapoel Ramat Gan 0:1
After five consecutive losses, Bnei Lam’s team won twice in a row in the league (three times in a row including the cup) when in the previous round they won 1:3 against Hapoel Rashalz with goals from Mohamed Hindi, Idan Toklomati and Ilya Shkorin. The Malabasim are now in second place, a point behind Tiberias City. The guest comes after the 0:3 victory over the leader of the table Hapoel Ashdod, but is still close to the bottom and needs points.
78th minute, a goal! Maccabi Petah Tikva took the lead 0:1: A beautiful attack by the host led by the substitute Idan Toklomati led to a dangerous situation, Moti Barschatsky kicked and the ball hit Iti Rothman, misled the goalkeeper and entered the net.
Hapoel Acre – Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2:0
A battle between two teams from the north. The host comes to the match in third place in the table, but with only one victory in the last five games, when in the last round it ended in a 0:0 with MS. Kafr Qasim. The team from Nazareth comes after the 0:2 victory over Hapoel Nof HaGilil with Shirin Gabri and Benjamin Koko scoring to their credit.
11th minute, a goal! Ahi Nazareth took the lead 0:1: Paddy Nager went up to a corner kick inside the five-yard box and hit a ball that bounced on the grass and entered the net.
24th minute, a goal! Brother Nazareth doubled the advantage, 0:2: Anes Davor sent a tremendous kick from about 30 meters that was stopped only by the connections. A huge gate.
AS Ashdod – Hapoel Petah Tikva 1:1
Ofer Tselappa’s team stopped last week with the 2:0 loss to Bnei Yehuda, after six consecutive victories and ten games without a loss and is now in fourth place, four points away from the top. The guest will try to recover and get closer to the top against the leader of the table who will try to surprise.
Minute 6, a goal! Hapoel Petah Tikva took the lead 0:1: Raz Stein made a diagonal movement into the box, received an accurate deep ball from Hohad Rabinovich, took control and scored with an accurate kick to the corner.
65th minute, a goal! AS Ashdod tied for 1:1: Roy Padida kicked on the edge of the box, the ball was deflected on the way and entered the net.
Hapoel Kfar Saba – Hapoel A.A. Faham 3:0
In the previous round, Umm Al Fachem beat Maccabi Jaffa 0:1 thanks to a winning goal by Gil Yitzhak in his debut game for the team. The guest is now in fifth place, with only five points separating her from Tiberias at the top and she wants to continue and try to stick to the top. On the other hand, the team from Kfar Saba recorded four losses and one draw in their last five games, and deteriorated to ninth place in the table.
18th minute, a goal! Umm Al Fahm took the lead 0:1: Niv Sardal lifted a precise ball into the box, Gil Yitzhak scored from close range with his goal for the second week in a row.
40th minute, a goal! Umm Al Fahm already at 0:2: Sardal provided another great assist, Anas Mahmid hit the net from close range.
81st minute, a goal! Umm Al Fahm celebrated and went up to 0:3: Gil Yitzhak in another great action was sent to the square and completed a double.
Bnei Yehuda – Hapoel Afula 1:2
The team from the HaTikva neighborhood comes after the important 0:2 victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva, which gave them a small gap from the battles of the bottom. On the other side, the group from the north registered a third win in a row last week when they beat Hapoel Kfar Saba 0:2 and are now the team with the longest current winning streak in the league.
21st minute, a goal! Bnei Yehuda took a 0:1 lead: Eliran Atar received a great cross from Alaa Jaafar and pushed from close range into the open goal.
Minute 35, a goal! Bnei Yehuda is already 0:2: David Acqua made a huge mistake and lost the ball in the box, Yaniv Mizrahi took advantage of it and scored from close range easily.
65th minute, a goal! Afula reduced to 2:1: Avihai Vodja sent a great free kick that was only stopped in the net.
Hapoel Nof HaGilil – Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon 1:1
Relegated from the Premier League is still below the red line after the 2:0 loss to Achi Nazareth, and it wants to avoid relegation for the second year in a row. The guest wants to break a streak of two losses and take the three points.
minute 23: Dodi Thirim from Ramat Hasharon tripped a player who was on his way to the goal outside the box and saw the straight red.
Minute 32, a goal! Nof HaGilil took the lead 0:1: Lenri Kahinda sent an accurate penalty on the grass to the right corner of the goal.
45+2 minutes, a goal! Ramat Hasharon compared to 1:1: The visitors came back with ten players, Petar Onikaci was first to the return ball and pushed in.
Maccabi Jaffa – M.S. Kfar Kasem 2:0
Until recently, the team from Jaffa was in the battle for the top, but with three consecutive losses it finds itself in sixth place, six points away from the leader Tiberias. On the other hand, Kfar Kasem has not won five games and needs points to stay away from the red line.
1 minute: The game started 13 minutes late after the doctor was called for surgery and was late for the game.
Minute 20, a goal! Kfar Kasem took the lead 0:1: Seges Thembi got the chance from a penalty and sent an accurate kick to the right corner.
Minute 33, a goal! Kfar Kasan doubled the advantage, 0:2: Asil Kanani received a deep ball and bounced in a great way over the goalkeeper.