Maccabi Ironi Ramat Yishai Secures Dramatic Comeback Victory
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Yishai staged a remarkable comeback on Thursday evening, defeating Hapoel Afula 4-2 in a fifth-round match of the Premier League. Hapoel Afula took an early 2-0 lead with goals from Noam Shemesh and Alon Yemilkh within the first half-hour. Ohad Barzilai pulled one back for Ramat Yishai before halftime, making the score 2-1.
In the second half, Ramat Yishai completed their comeback. Barzilai scored his second goal in the 68th minute, and Mohammed Shukr added a fourth in stoppage time, securing the 4-2 win.
In another Premier League fixture, Maccabi Ihud Bnei Nazareth and Hapoel Kfar Shalem played out an exciting 3-3 draw. Kfar Shalem led 2-0 at halftime with goals from Matan Bit Yacov and Yaniv Mizrahi. Nazareth mounted their own comeback in the second half, with goals from Anas Dabbur and Alfredo Stevens leveling the score at 2-2. Adam Abu Nasser put Nazareth ahead in the 82nd minute, but Matan Bit Yacov scored his second goal in the 87th minute to snatch a point for Kfar Shalem.
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