The 25th round in the North A League opens today (Friday) with seven games. In Moked, the youth of Kfar Cana hosted Hapoel Baka Al Garbiyeh at their home and beat them 0:1 from a single goal by Ofek Marom in the ninth minute. Ihud Bnei Shafaram is still in the race for promotion to the National League after 0:2 over Nesher. The victory brought Firas Moghrabi’s team to first place thanks to a goal ratio better than that of the Kfar Kana youth. Hapoel Ra’anana beat Maccabi Nojidat 0:1, Hapoel Migdal Hamemek with a second win in a row, Maccabi Ironi Tamra beat Hapoel Kfar Kana 1:3 and left itself a chance to stay in the league, when tomorrow (Saturday), the cycle will be closed when Tzeiri Tayba hosts Kiryat Yam (9:00 p.m.) Hapoel Klanswa.
Kfar Kana youth – Hapoel Baka El Garbiyeh 0:1
A victory worth qualifying for the national league. It was difficult, but in the end Hisham Zoevi’s apprentices got what they deserved. Three more points in a direct battle for first place against Ihud Bnei Shafaram, which also won. In the ninth minute, Ofek Marom decided the result of the game. Unlike the matchup against Shafaram, Kfar Cana youth knew how to keep a tighter back and kept a clean sheet against one of the more dangerous teams in the league. Asi Elimelech deserves the compliments but not beyond that. Bacca El Gharbia suffers its third loss of the season.
Ironi Nesher – Ihud Bnei Shafaram 2:0
Firas Moghrabi’s students do not give up and rise to first place in the table thanks to a goal ratio of 31+ compared to 30+ of the Kfar Kana youth. At the moment, both Shafaram and the youth of Kfar Kana have 55 points. The blue team from Shfaram returns home from Nesher with three points in hand, thanks to goals from Ali Khatib (who also missed a penalty) and Danny Amar. Nesher, who was hoping to try to move up to fifth place in the table and be among the teams that can reach the top playoffs, simply did not come to compete today. Shafram and the youth of Kfar Kana will race to the end against each other for the title, on the other hand, Nesher can fold and think about the next season.
Hapoel Ra’anana – Maccabi Nojidat 0:1
Elior Sider, who if not him, closed the deal in the 80th minute and made it 0:1 in favor of Ra’anana against Issa Nojidat’s team, which is ending its second consecutive loss. Ra’anana maintains fourth place in the table, while Nojidat has only three points in its last six games. The close result, in the final minutes, continues to prove that Ra’anana is having a very difficult time in League A North. If it fails to qualify through the top playoff games for Leamit, it will probably compete next year for the title against Hapoel Nof HaGalil, if the latter is relegated from Laemit. Nujidat is already at sea, there is no other way to describe it, in view of its recent results.
Hapoel Migdal Hamek – Maccabi Ata Bialik 1:2
A second consecutive victory for Assaf Buskila’s apprentices, when as of now, his team rises to 13th place in the table and for the time being lowers Taiba to 14th place leading to the test matches. Taiba and Kalanswa, which is below the red line, will meet tomorrow (Saturday) for a battle of life and death. Amit Tiktuk and Amit Mizrahi determined the result of the game. Michael Ashkenazi scored for Ata Bialik, with a goal that didn’t help much. Migdal Ha’emek can still stay in the league without the test matches. The club hopes that Taiba and Kalanswa will separate in a draw, which could benefit Migdal Ha’emek. Ata Bialik pretty much finished the season for her. It is hard to see Avi Sebag’s team deteriorate into the burning bottom.
tax. Tira – Hapoel Bnei Zalfa 2:1
The battle for fifth place was decided. Zalpa stays put, Tira will continue to chase her. What’s more, the fight between the parties got heated and stopped for a few minutes until the police arrived, but continued without any real special events. Gal Shalom scored for Tira in the 12th minute, Peras Ganaim equalized in the 38th minute and the excellent Mor Barmi reversed the score and made it 1:2 in favor of Bnei Zalfa. The team that qualified for the finals of the Regional Cup, where they will meet Hapoel Herzliya, is having an outstanding season so far. A good word is coming for Ahmed Saba’s apprentices.
Hapoel Buaina – Hapoel Ka’ocab 3:1
Bouaina continues free diving. Kaochab passes Maccabi Nojidat and Ironi Nesher in the table and rises to eighth place. Bouaina is already closer to relegation than staying in the league. Only six points separate her from the 15th place in the table. Bashar Shaheen, Adham Sueed and Muhammad Syed Ahmed set up a big win for the Star. Hilal Musa narrowed the result. Kaochab achieves its first win since January 14 and recovers from last week’s loss to Migdal Ha’Emek. On the other hand, Bouaina closed with a fifth loss in a row.
Tamra Urban Maccabi – Hapoel Kfar Kana 1:3
Tamra scores three valuable points in the bottom battle against Kfar Kana, which leaves her with a theoretical chance of surviving the current season in League A North. Kfar Kana can only make claims for themselves, as they were already ahead with a goal by Shaker Sekar, but a pair of goals by Viam Zahalka, one in the extra time of the first half and the other close to the final whistle, along with a goal by Mohamed Halaila, determined the outcome of the game. Kfar Kana is only three points behind Poel Kalanswa, which is placed in the penultimate place. The gap between the two clubs has narrowed to only five points.