Beitar Jerusalem Suffers Heavy Defeat as Hapoel Be'er Sheva Edges Win in Season Openers

In the second round of the Israeli Premier League, Beitar Jerusalem continued their poor form following their Conference League elimination, suffering a heavy 4-1 loss to Maccabi Netanya. The match took place at Bloomfield Stadium due to renovations at Teddy Stadium. After a goalless first half, Daniel Vorko gave Beitar the lead, but Metheus Dabo scored a hat-trick within 20 minutes, and Maor Levi added a fourth goal to seal the win for Netanya.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva, recently eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers, also started their league campaign against newly promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan. The game was tied 0-0 after an hour until Amit Ohana scored in the 61st minute. Ramat Gan equalized ten minutes later through Hozaz, but Eliel Peretz, who had received a red card in the Champions League playoffs, scored a late winner in the 91st minute to secure a crucial victory for Be'er Sheva.

Hapoel Kiryat Shmona recorded their first win of the season against Ironi Tiberias, who remain at the bottom of the table with a three-point deduction penalty. Maccabi Petah Tikva temporarily topped the league with two wins after a 2-1 victory over Bnei Sakhnin. Meanwhile, Hapoel Petah Tikva earned their first points of the season with a 1-0 win over struggling Hapoel Jerusalem, who, along with Hapoel Ramat Gan, have yet to earn any points this season.