PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Interstat) — MK Hapoel Petah Tikva began its Liga Bet campaign with a 2-0 victory over Ashdod on Sunday at Shlomo Insurance Stadium.

Midfielder Roee David opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Substitute Roy Gordana provided an assist on a stoppage-time goal by midfielder Benny Golan in the 98th minute to seal the win. The result matched the pregame projection from Interstat’s simulator, which gave the home side a 78.7% probability to win.

The victory gives MK Hapoel Petah Tikva a 1-0 record to start the season, while Ashdod falls to 0-1. Both substitutes who recorded assists, Gordana and Mohamad Amer, also received yellow cards in the first half.