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Barak Bachar\u2019s squad struck first as Neta Lavi scored off a nice corner kick play while the hosts had a chance draw even soon thereafter on a penalty but Josh Cohen stopped Naor Sabag\u2019s spot kick to keep the visitors ahead 1-0 at the break. Central defender Bogdan Planic headed home Haifa\u2019s second goal in the 49th minute off of Omer Atzili\u2019s second assist of the match. A Sun Menachem own goal in the 89th minute cut the gap but it was too little too late as Haifa took the victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva played to a 1-1 draw<\/strong> as the Yellow &#038; Blue fell 4 points behind table leaders Maccabi Haifa with only four games remaining in the season. Yonatan Cohen scored from the penalty spot to give Maccabi a 1-0 lead at Turner Stadium, but a goal of the season candidate by Marwan Kabha split the points to and put the visitors in a precarious situation as they play the Greens on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bnei Yehuda fell 2-1 to Maccabi Netanya<\/strong> and were officially relegated to the second division. Muhamed Ghadir gave Bnei Yehuda and early 1-0 lead as coach Yossi Abuksis held onto a glimmer of hope but a Gaby Kanichowsky second half goal along with a late Allyson Dos Santos own goal sealed the club\u2019s fate as they went down to the Leumit League for the first time since 2014. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiryat Shemona and Ashdod drew 1-1<\/strong> in the northern capital as the port city side moved closer to a European qualifying place. Eugene Ansah broke the deadlock in the 37th minute when he beat keeper Roie Mishpati from in close but a second half goal by Ramzi Safuri drew Ran Ben Shimon\u2019s squad even to split the points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba drew 2-2<\/strong> to split the points. Emanuel Boateng and Dan Einbinder found the back of the goal for the Reds to go up 2-0 but and Omer Fadida Barcelona handed the relegated squad a point.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Haifa downed Beitar Jerusalem 3-1<\/strong> in a one sided affair at Sammy Ofer Stadium. 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