PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Interstat) — Hap Be’er Sheva defeated Hap Petah Tikva 4-2 on Saturday at Shlomo Insurance Stadium in a Ligat ha’Al match, powered by a hat trick from substitute Javon East.

East scored in the 36th minute, added another in first-half stoppage time and completed his treble in the 93rd minute. Shavit Mazal also scored for Be’er Sheva in the 85th minute. Roy Levy gave Petah Tikva an early lead in the eighth minute.

Noam Cohen, credited as both a defender and a midfielder, recorded one assist each. Alex Moucketou, Ariel Cohen and Shahar Rosen each added an assist. Yellow cards were issued to Rosen, Shay Elias, Ariel Cohen, Moucketou and Noam Cohen.

Be’er Sheva improved to 17-5-3 in league play and 24-8-8 across all competitions. Petah Tikva fell to 4-9-4 in the league and 7-12-5 overall. The teams had drawn 1-1 in their previous meeting Dec. 2.