Bnei Yehuda Comeback Secures 3-1 Win Over Ironi Modi'in in Toto Cup Opener
The Toto Cup for the Israeli National League kicked off on Thursday with Bnei Yehuda overturning an early deficit to defeat Ironi Modi'in 3-1. Tomer Benbashti shocked the hosts by scoring in the first minute, but Bnei Yehuda responded strongly after Abichai Wodga was sent off in the 37th minute for a serious foul. In his debut, Stav Nahmani scored twice (38th and 71st minutes), while Sagie Dror added a decisive goal in the 52nd minute to secure the victory for Bnei Yehuda.
In another notable match, M.S. Ashdod edged Kiryat Gat 2-1. Ashdod took an early lead with goals from Ran Alturi (5th minute) and Ilay Tamam (23rd minute), before Amir Alturi scored for Kiryat Gat in the 58th minute, narrowing the gap but not preventing the loss.
Other Toto Cup results included Maccabi Jaffa drawing 2-2 with Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Kfar Saba losing 1-3 to Afula, Hertsliya falling 0-1 to Ra'anana, Reina and Akko drawing 0-0, Kiryat Yam and Nazareth also drawing 0-0, and Kfar Qassem beating Kfar Shalem 2-1.
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