League Leaders Ashdod Shocked in 4-0 Defeat; Bnei Yehuda Closes Gap
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
League leaders M.S. Ashdod were surprisingly defeated 4-0 by M.S. Kiryat Yam on Friday, allowing second-place Bnei Yehuda to close the gap to one point with their 2-1 win over Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Hapoel Kfar Shalem also continued their winning streak, securing a 1-0 victory to move into third place. Other results saw Hapoel Ra'anana win 2-1 and Maccabi Kiryat Gat achieve a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory.
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- League leaders M.S. Ashdod suffered a surprising 4-0 defeat to M.S. Kiryat Yam.
- Bnei Yehuda defeated Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2-1, closing the gap to one point behind Ashdod.
- Hapoel Kfar Shalem won their seventh straight game, beating Maccabi Herzliya 1-0.
- Hapoel Ra'anana secured a 2-1 victory over Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
- Maccabi Kiryat Gat achieved a dramatic 2-1 comeback win against Maccabi Jaffa.
League leaders M.S. Ashdod suffered a surprising 4-0 rout against M.S. Kiryat Yam in the Israeli National League's 13th round on Friday. The defeat allowed second-place Bnei Yehuda to narrow the gap at the top to a single point with a 2-1 victory over Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Hapoel Kfar Shalem also continued their winning streak with a 1-0 win against Maccabi Herzliya, placing them two points behind the leaders.
In Kiryat Yam, the home team dominated Ashdod, who were reduced to ten men after Mohammed Amer received a second yellow card. Seko Cisse opened the scoring in the fourth minute, followed by Ilya Putkin's brace in the seventh and 45th minutes. Arthur Alaynikov sealed the emphatic win with a long-range strike in the 89th minute. Kiryat Yam climbed to fifth place with 22 points, while Ashdod remained atop the table with 31 points.
Bnei Yehuda secured their win thanks to goals from Idan Flores in the 15th minute and Stav Nachmani in the 66th, despite Mohammed Sabah's equalizer for Ahi Nazareth in the 62nd. Bnei Yehuda now has 30 points, while Ahi Nazareth remains in 11th place with 14 points.
Hapoel Kfar Shalem's seventh consecutive win came courtesy of Yaniv Mizrahi's 74th-minute goal against Maccabi Herzliya. Kfar Shalem now has 29 points and sits in third place, while Herzliya remains in 14th place with 10 points and is in danger of relegation.
In other matches, Hapoel Ra'anana defeated Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2-1 to solidify their fourth-place position, and Maccabi Kiryat Gat came from behind to beat Maccabi Jaffa 2-1, moving away from the relegation zone. Kiryat Gat now has 14 points in tenth place, while Jaffa is in 15th with nine points.
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