State Cup Draw Sets Up Clash Between League Leaders
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
The draw for the seventh round of the State Cup was held Wednesday, with National League teams entering the competition. Four National League teams received byes to the eighth round. The most anticipated match features league leaders Bnei Yehuda and MS Ashdod. Games are scheduled for October 26 and 28.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The State Cup seventh-round draw included teams from the National League and lower divisions.
- Bnei Yehuda and MS Ashdod, leading the National League, will face each other.
- Four National League teams received automatic byes to the eighth round.
- The matches are scheduled to take place on October 26 and 28.
- Hapoel Bnei Jiser Al-Zarqa is the sole representative from Liga Gimel.
The draw for the seventh round of the State Cup took place on Wednesday morning, with teams from the National League entering the competition. A total of 13 teams from Liga Alef, two from Liga Bet, and one Cinderella team from Liga Gimel, Hapoel Bnei Jiser Al-Zarqa, advanced to this stage. Of the 16 National League teams, four received a bye to the eighth round: Maccabi Bnei Raina, Maccabi Herzliya, Maccabi Kiryat Gat, and Hapoel Kfar Saba. The remaining 12 National League teams joined the qualifiers from the lower leagues, resulting in 278 participants being drawn into 14 matchups. A key fixture will pit the top two teams in the National League, Bnei Yehuda and MS Ashdod, against each other. The seventh-round matches are scheduled to be played on October 26 and 28.
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