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Hapoel Jerusalem Takes Surprise Lead Over Hapoel Be'er Sheva

By יניב טוכמן, אופיר סער

Translated & summarized from Walla by baba

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Hapoel Jerusalem leads Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-0 at halftime in their league match, with Vitaly Damashkan scoring the goal. Hapoel Be'er Sheva, seeking to maintain their winning streak, faced a Hapoel Jerusalem team that had scored more goals this season. The match, officiated by Aviad Shiloh at Turner Stadium, also saw an early disallowed goal for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and an incident in the stands.

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Vitaly Damashkan scored to give Hapoel Jerusalem a surprising 1-0 lead over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva was aiming to extend a three-game winning streak and stay near the top of the league.
Hapoel Jerusalem had not beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the top league since May 1998.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva had an early goal disallowed for offside.
An incident involving fans occurred in the Hapoel Jerusalem section of the stadium.
The referee for the match was Aviad Shiloh.
The game took place at Turner Stadium.

Hapoel Jerusalem has taken a surprising 1-0 lead against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in their league match, with Vitaly Damashkan scoring the opening goal. The goal came against the run of play, as Hapoel Be'er Sheva had been pressing for an opener. Hapoel Be'er Sheva, aiming to extend their winning streak and stay close to the league leaders, faced a Hapoel Jerusalem side that had scored more goals than them prior to the match. Historically, Hapoel Jerusalem has struggled against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the top league, not winning since May 1998 and losing the last eight encounters.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva's coach made several changes to the lineup following their European competition match. Players like Miguel Vitor, Niv Yehoshua, Hamodi Kanaan, and Hamudi Ganah returned to the starting eleven, as did Ofir Davidzada and Yoni Stoyanov. Adrian Ogrisa was looking for his first goal for the club, while Joao Victor was absent due to illness and Lucas Ventura and Javan East were dropped for lateness. Hapoel Jerusalem was missing injured players Eduard Chilufia, Yonatan Lish, and Abdulsalam Sani. Vitaly Damashkan and Hilai Maman were in the starting lineup for the visitors.

The match saw an early disallowed goal for Hapoel Be'er Sheva when Adrian Ogrisa's strike was ruled offside. Hapoel Be'er Sheva had further chances through Ogrisa and Ganah, with one shot hitting the post. The game was also marred by an incident in the stands, where Hapoel Jerusalem fans attempted to breach a section of the stadium and were restrained by police.

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