The 26th round of the National League kicked off today (Friday) with five meetings taking place in parallel, when for the first time this season, the crowd returned to the stands. Hapoel Jerusalem recorded a very important 0: 1 over Hapoel Ramat Hasharon and increased the gap at the top to 4 points after Hapoel Nof Hagalil finished with a disappointing 1: 1 against Hapoel Kfar Shalem. Hapoel Umm al-Fahm defeated Hapoel Iksal 2: 3 from a crazy simple hat-trick by Lebanon Kotlia. Hapoel Afula finished 1: 1 against Hapoel Ramat Gan and the Nes Ziona section and Beitar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam finished with a disappointing 0: 0.
Hapoel Jerusalem – Hapoel Ramat Hasharon 0: 1
A huge simple step for Jerusalemites on the way to the Premier League. In front of 1,000 enthusiastic spectators at Teddy Stadium, the Reds interrupted a streak of three consecutive games without a win and widened the gap at the top to 4 points from the second Galilee view and 8 points from third place. Ben Mizen scored the only goal of the game in the 62nd minute from a rare cooking of Idan Shemesh.
Minute 62: Gate! Hapoel Jerusalem took a 0: 1 lead: Idan Shemesh put a perfect ball to Ben Mizan who rolled close to the net and bounced the red fans in the stands.
Hapoel Kfar Shalem – Hapoel Nof Hagalil 1: 1
Yaron Hochnaboim’s team continued its weak period after stumbling against the penultimate in the table and already recorded its third consecutive game without a win, when it is currently in second place in the table, three points above Betar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam. Kfar Shalem led thanks to a goal by Michael Olha, but Eitan Wolblum equalized right towards the end. An entire village is still complicated in the penultimate place.
61 min: Gate! Kfar Shalem took a 0: 1 lead: Captain Yarin Avraham sent a ball over 40 meters to the fiery Michael Olha who did not get confused and scored from close range.
86 min: Gate! Hapoel Nof Hagalil equalized to 1: 1: Eitan Wolblum received a ball in the box and hit close to the net.
Section Ness Ziona – Betar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam 0: 0
A very disappointing game in Ness Ziona between two teams fighting for promotion to the Premier League. Uri Gutman’s team records a second game in a row without a win when it is in sixth place in the table. Amir Nussbaum’s team misses an opportunity to cling to the Galilee landscape in second place and is still only 3 points from the place leading to the Premier League at the end of the season.
Hapoel Ramat Gan – Hapoel Afula 1: 1
A huge battle for a place in the top playoff at the end of the season. Alon Bozorgi scored his third in Afula with a wonderful shot, but Jordan Abuhatzira scored a rare goal from the corner and set up a points distribution. The Ordons remain in eighth place, just 2 points above ninth Afula.
Minute 67: Gate! Hapoel Afula took a 0: 1 advantage: Dudu Bitton received a ball in the box, hit Alon Bozorgi who hit close and scored, two shots inside the box equaled Bozorgi’s third goal in seven games in the Afula uniform.
78 min: Gate! Hapoel Ramat Gan equalized to 1: 1: Jordan Abuhatzira raised from the corner and his ball penetrated the net, amazing.
Hapoel Ixl – Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 3: 2
What a tremendous drama in Afula (!) Samir Issa achieved his first victory on the lines in Umm al-Fahm which opened a gap of 6 points from the place leading to the National League at the end of the season and three from the place leading to the tests. Levan Kotlia scored a just perfect hat-trick and silenced the visitors. Julio Cesar and Muhammad Kalibat, on the other hand, shrank in the middle. Ixel continues her mediocre period as she records a second game without a win.
Minute 45: Gate! Hapoel Umm al-Fahm took a 0: 1 lead: Leban Kotlia went to the penalty spot and scored his first goal in the league.
52 min: Gate! Hapoel Iksal equalizes to 1: 1: After a mess in the box and three kicks that were repulsed by the goalkeeper, Muhammad Kalibat kicked from the air from five meters and scored in front of his former team.
70 min: Gate! Hapoel Ixl went up to a 1: 2 advantage: Julio Cesar received the ball in the box and completed a makeover.
71 min: Gate! Hapoel Umm al-Fahm equalized to 2: 2: Leban Kotlia received a ball in the box and rolled close to the net.
89 minutes: Gate! Hapoel Umm al-Fahm went up to a huge 2: 3: Levan Kotlia got a ball in the box, Hethal in the brake and sent a huge ball to the net to complete a simply perfect hat-trick for him.