{"id":3703,"date":"2013-04-14T07:31:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T07:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballisrael.com\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2013-04-14T07:31:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T07:31:07","slug":"round-31-ligat-haal-football-israel-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/round-31-ligat-haal-football-israel-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Round 31 Ligat Ha&#8217;AL Football Israel Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Yz3Cbe8haI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Bnei Yehuda 2-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/strong><br \/>\nThe hosts Bnei Yehuda took a quick 2-0 lead on goals by <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=137235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Hrepka<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=29704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gil Itzhak <\/a>nailed his first senior team marker and looked to have Maccabi Tel Aviv on the ropes. However, the table leaders fought back on a brace by <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=14064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eran Zehavi<\/a> before half time to tie up the match. Maccabi &#8216;keeper <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=63688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vincent Enyeama<\/a> was outstanding in the second half as Maccabi maintained their stranglehold on 1st place. <\/p>\n<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XhyALZ1hlCk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-2 Maccabi Haifa<\/strong><br \/>\nHapoel kept Maccabi Haifa at bay and drew 2-2 in an entertaining match at Bloomfield Stadium Saturday afternoon. <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=17232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shay Abutbul<\/a> scored a pair of goals for the Reds and <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=123818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dino Ndolvu<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=27189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shlomi Azoulay<\/a> scored for the Greens. The draw means that Haifa is still 10 points out of 1st place as Hapoel maintained their 3rd place position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JbxY2YhIuEY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Akko 1-1 Bnei Sakhnin<\/strong><br \/>\nThe teams split the points and both remained above the Red Line and relegation zone in this lower playoff battle. <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=71100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yero Bello<\/a> scored for Sakhnin and <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=22863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guy Dayan<\/a> answered for Akko.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaUYTH-7e_s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Ramat Gan 0-0 Maccabi Netanya<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth clubs stay at the bottom of the league as neither side was able to find a winner drawing 0-0. The result helped Akko &#038; Sakhnin as time is running out on Ramat Gan &#038; Netanya to find points to stay up in the Ligat Ha&#8217;Al. Italian &#8216;keeper <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=134879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luigi Cennamo<\/a> was the star of the show and gave Netanya a chance to stay in the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJLTfLdnmmw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ashdod 1-0 Hapoel Haifa<\/strong><br \/>\nAshdod took the 3 points on a Haifa own goal recording their first victory in a month and all but assured that they will stay up to play in the top league yet another season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FP9PIBwM98I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Beitar Jerusalem 1-0 Hapoel Beer Sheva<\/strong><br \/>\nBeitar finally has won a league match! It took almost 3 months since their last win at Bloomfield Stadium against Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-0. <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=29570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avi Rikan<\/a> scored a 65th minute goal as he continued his strong season and <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=21721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ariel Harush<\/a> pushed a way a 93rd minute chance from Beer Sheva that now puts Beitar 8 points away from the red zone with a only a few games remaining.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-video [vimeo, widescreen]\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lPp9oOJWlMQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kiryat Shemona 1-0 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon<\/strong><br \/>\nKiryat Shemona moved 4 points clear of 5th place and in good position to go into European competition next season on a goal by <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.football.org.il\/Leagues\/Pages\/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=123562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osei Mawuli<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bnei Yehuda 2-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv The hosts Bnei Yehuda took a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Adam Hrepka and Gil Itzhak nailed his first senior team marker and looked to have Maccabi Tel Aviv on the ropes. 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