Hapoel Mahane Yehuda beats Jerusalem FC in six-goal contest

JERUSALEM (Interstat) — Hapoel Mahane Yehuda scored three first-half goals and held off a Jerusalem FC comeback before adding a stoppage-time clincher in a 4-2 home victory Monday. Eli Yaakov S. opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, Ilan A. doubled the lead in the 26th and Osher O. made it 3-0 in the 38th. The home side led 3-0 at halftime after a fast start. Jerusalem FC answered with goals in the 55th and 58th minutes, cutting the deficit to one before Hapoel Mahane Yehuda sealed the result in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Amitay Ilan and Ofek Osher each played the full 90 minutes and scored once for Hapoel Mahane Yehuda. Each team is now at one win, two losses and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. Hapoel Mahane Yehuda next visits Ironi Beit Shemesh, while Jerusalem FC hosts Hapoel Sderot.