National Cup: Lower League Teams Advance Amidst High-Scoring Matches
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Five matches kicked off the seventh round of the National Cup on Monday, with National League teams entering the competition. Hapoel Rishon LeZion edged M.S. Dimona 3-2 in a dramatic encounter, while M.S. Kfar Qasem defeated Beit'ar Petah Tikva 5-2. Hapoel Ironi Afula beat Beit'ar Nahariya 3-1, and Hapoel Acre secured a dominant 5-0 victory over M.S. Tira. Premier League teams will join in the next round.
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- Hapoel Rishon LeZion defeated M.S. Dimona 3-2 in a dramatic National Cup match.
- M.S. Kfar Qasem secured a 5-2 victory over Beit'ar Petah Tikva with a strong second-half performance.
- Hapoel Ironi Afula advanced by beating Beit'ar Nahariya 3-1.
- Hapoel Acre achieved a significant 5-0 win against M.S. Tira.
- National League teams entered the competition in the seventh round of the cup.
The seventh round of the Winner National Cup commenced on Monday with five matches, marking the entry of National League teams into the competition. All favored teams avoided upsets, with several high-scoring games and two dramatic encounters paving the way to the eighth round, where Premier League clubs will join.
In a thrilling match, Hapoel Rishon LeZion defeated M.S. Dimona 3-2. Rishon LeZion took an early lead through Shi Musinko in the 4th minute, but Dimona responded with a penalty from Meidan Cohen in the 16th minute and a goal by Gil Haddad two minutes later. Dolev Azulai equalized for Rishon LeZion in the 23rd minute. Despite Ariel Elmalam receiving a red card in the 38th minute, leaving Rishon LeZion with ten players, Elian Rohana scored the go-ahead goal in the 42nd minute, securing their advancement.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth also secured a 3-2 victory over M.K. Sderot. In another notable game, M.S. Kfar Qasem defeated Beitar Petah Tikva 5-2. Kfar Qasem, initially struggling against a lower-division opponent, saw their captain Sameh Mar'eb come off the bench to orchestrate a second-half comeback. Mar'eb provided four assists and scored a goal himself, contributing significantly to Kfar Qasem's five goals.
In the northern derby, Hapoel Ironi Afula beat Beit'ar Nahariya 3-1. Raz Twizer scored twice for Afula, including a free-kick and a long-range effort, before Bahaa Shami pulled one back for Nahariya. Ahmad Halayla sealed the win for Afula.
Hapoel Acre, at the bottom of the National League table without a goal for 11 rounds, finally celebrated a scoring spree by defeating M.S. Tira 5-0. Roi Zikri scored twice, with Amit Ben Yossef, Nithi Sofer, and Shlomi Obanies adding further goals to complete the rout.
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