Hapoel Rishon LeZion Stays Perfect in Liga Leumit

Hapoel Rishon LeZion maintained their perfect start to the Liga Leumit season, securing a 2-1 victory over Kfar Qasem on Sunday. Goals from Dolav Azulai in the third minute and a strike from Exequiel Henty in the seventh minute gave Rishon LeZion a quick 2-0 lead. Kfar Qasem's captain, Sameh Mara'ab, managed to pull one back in the 59th minute with a volley, but it wasn't enough to prevent them from suffering their second loss of the season.

In another match, Hapoel Kfar Shalem defeated Kiryat Yam 3-2 in a high-scoring affair. Yaniv Mizrahi opened the scoring for Kfar Shalem in the 15th minute with a long-range shot that exploited a goalkeeping error. Matan Beit Yaakov doubled their lead in the 24th minute after a well-worked team move. Kiryat Yam fought back with goals from Sako Sila and Ofek Attias in the 33rd and 59th minutes respectively, but Yoav Honio scored the winner for Kfar Shalem, securing their second win of the season.

Elsewhere, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth secured their first win of the season, beating Maccabi Jaffa 2-1. Sabach scored first for Nazareth in the 18th minute, Shagiv Elbaz equalized immediately after, and Alfredo restored Nazareth's lead with a counter-attack goal in first-half stoppage time. Elbaz was later sent off in the 75th minute.

Ironi Modi'in and Maccabi Kiryat Gat drew 1-1. Guy Dahan gave the visitors the lead in the 63rd minute, but Luka Shtur equalized for Ironi Modi'in in stoppage time due to defensive lapses. Both teams now have four points from their opening matches.