MK Maccabi Bnei Reineh W 2, MK Hapoel Petah Tikva W 1

PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Interstat) — Iyad Khalaili scored twice, including the decisive goal in the 82nd minute, to lift visiting MK Maccabi Bnei Reineh to a 2-1 victory over MK Hapoel Petah Tikva in a State Cup Women match on Tuesday at Shlomo Insurance Stadium. The result defied pregame statistical projections, which heavily favored the home side. Interstat’s ELO rating system had given Hapoel Petah Tikva a 65.6 percent probability of winning. The organization’s game simulator had predicted a narrower 1-0 win for Maccabi Bnei Reineh, but the actual match featured more offense than anticipated. Maccabi Bnei Reineh, which entered… Read more...