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Maccabi Tel Aviv Overcomes Early Deficit to Rout Hapoel Jerusalem in Season Opener

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First reported by N12 · 43 minutes ago

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Maccabi Tel Aviv overturned an early goal to defeat Hapoel Jerusalem 5-2 in the 2026/7 Israeli Premier League opener at Jerusalem's temporary stadium in Rehovot. Dor Peretz scored a hat-trick, and despite an early setback, Maccabi maintained dominance to secure a strong season start.

01Maccabi Tel Aviv won 5-2 away against Hapoel Jerusalem in the 2026/7 season opener.
02Hapoel Jerusalem scored within 38 seconds but Maccabi equalized by the 24th minute.
03Dor Peretz scored a penalty and completed his first career hat-trick in the second half.
04Substitute Said Abu-Farha scored and later became goalkeeper after a red card and no substitutions left.
05Maccabi extended their unbeaten streak against Jerusalem to 10 matches.
06Jerusalem plays temporarily in Rehovot due to renovations at Teddy Stadium.

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