The Greens attacked the Southern Reds from the start as they dominated the game early and scored via a Dolev Haziza penalty after Omer Atzili was knocked down in the box.

Things turned from bad to worse for Roni Levy’s side when Roie Gordana was sent off for a reckless 19th minute tackle and goalkeeper Ariel Harush injured his shoulder and had to leave the game.

In the 83rd minute, Atzili cleared the ball from the Haifa goal line with his hand and was sent off as Eyad Avi Abid scored on the pin to draw even at 1-1. Ten minutes later, and in added time, Itay Shechter was shot from behind by Ofri Arad, who received a red card as Abu Abid again approached the penalty spot and gave the victory in Beersheba.

“It was a very difficult game which did not start well with the penalty and the red card,” said winning coach Roni Levy. “But the players gave their hearts and souls and together with the fans we were able to make this incredible comeback.”

Bashar also reflected on the wasted opportunity at his side.

HAPOEL BEERSHEBA’s teammates celebrate after scoring their second goal in Saturday night’s 2-0 home win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League in the South. (credit: DANNY MARON)

“The game was in our hands and then we made some mistakes,” said the Haifa coach after the game. “We had to push to score a second goal and we shouldn’t have allowed these crazy situations to happen, but they did.”

At Bloomfield Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv just beat Hapoel Jerusalem 1-0 as the yellows and blues needed an 85th-minute goal from Eduardo Guerrero to break the scoreless stalemate and give the points to the hosts.

The Capital Reds have gone scoreless but have yet to find the bottom of the goal after five games this campaign.

“We have to be ready and stay calm for these kinds of games,” said Maccabi coach Patrick van Leeuwen. “We have to make sure we make the right decisions from the start, because teams like Jerusalem come to defend and not give up a goal. We have to score first and score as early as possible.

Jerusalem bench boss Ziv Arie has commented on his side’s lack of goals.

“We fought and played well defensively, but we couldn’t control the ball. We came close to a draw but we gave up a goal after a corner. We haven’t created enough chances in any of our games, but we’ll keep working hard until we score and everyone can stop talking about it.

Elsewhere, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Nof Hagalil played a 2-2 draw north to open the weekend as a homeward goal in the 95th minute by host Galileo allowed Tel Aviv to divide the points.

Luwagga Kizito opened the scoring for Nof Hagalil as he took a deep pass from Kevaughn Frater and beat Reds goalkeeper Ernestas Setkus to take a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute.

Tel Aviv was reduced to 10 men after 15 minutes of the second half when Shay Elias was sent off with his second yellow card of the game, but that didn’t stop Osher Davida from scoring the equalizer in the 82nd minute.

Dan Einbinder then gave the Reds a 2-1 lead via an 89th-minute penalty, but deep in stoppage time Stav Nachmani’s attempt shot off the post and out of Setkus and into the goal for a game. no one deserved.

“We are a little disappointed with the way the game ended and we conceded an unlucky goal,” said Tel Aviv assistant coach Saleem Tuama. “It’s a shame the ball came out of the post but it’s football.”

Additionally, Maccabi Petah Tikva shut out leader Hapoel Haifa 2-0 with a pair of second-half goals at Moshava Stadium.

Yarden Cohen opened the scoring with a 72nd-minute goal while five minutes later Daniel Shimon added an insurance goal as Guy Luzon’s side took the points.

“Our first win of the season is the most important for us,” said Luzon. “We controlled the pace of the game and moved the ball well as Haifa could only throw counter attacks. Without a shadow of a doubt, we dominated.

In the nation’s capital, Beitar Jerusalem and Ironi Kiryat Shmona played to a 1-1 draw at Teddy Stadium, with each team scoring a point.

After a scoreless first half, Niv Zrihen and Yarden Shua teamed up on a skillful back-and-forth into the box as the former was just able to put one foot on the ball and slide it through Dziugas Bartkus. in the 63rd minute.

But while it looked like Beitar had saluted the victory, a hand from David Houja in the box in stoppage time gave the northerners a penalty, which Eyad Habshi quickly scored behind Itamar Nitzan as the teams split. dots.

“I think we played well,” said Beitar coach Erwin Koeman. “In the second half we had chances to score, but at the end of the day we can all see the end result and that we have conceded the equalizer from the penalty spot. If you win 1-0 everyone is happy, but when you give up a goal in the 90th minute everyone is upset. This is our world.

Meanwhile, Maccabi Netanya beat Bnei Sakhnin 3-1 as the Diamond City side won their first game of the season in the Galilee.

The visitors, who parted earlier in the week with coach Raymond Atteveld, came out with a bang and scored two quick goals as Parfait Guiagon – on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv – scored at 18 meters and Zlatan Sehovic added a second goal just three minutes later to take a 2-0 lead in the 11th minute.

Guy Melamed scored for the hosts 10 minutes later, but Sakhnin failed to equalize as Igor Zlatanovic scored in added time for the second half to secure the win.

Hapoel Hadera went undefeated as they took out Ashdod SC 2-1 by Port City.

Mohamed Ghadir and Matheusinho exchanged goals in the first half, but it was Dia Lababidi who found the winner in the 64th minute by sending a scorcher into Ashdod’s goal from 17 meters to give the team the victory. scored by Menachem Koretzky.

“It was a tough away game,” Koretzky said. “The players performed well in terms of how they fought, their desire and how they finished their scoring chances. We are very happy but we must remain modest because this is only the start of the season.

Ashdod coach Ran Ben Shimon saw it from a different perspective.

“There was no question that we were the better team and that has been the case in most of our games this season,” said Ben Shimon. “Their goals came on our turnovers and we shouldn’t have gone wrong like we did. Gifts like counterattacks and set pieces are the only way to score against us. “