ARABA, Israel (Interstat) — Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad scored in the sixth and 15th minutes, added a third goal after halftime and pulled away late for a 5-1 victory over Araba in a global football match Friday. The visitors led 2-0 at halftime after their early goals. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad made it 3-0 in the 59th minute. Araba answered in the 69th minute, but the home side also received a red card in that minute. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad then scored in the 78th and 88th minutes to complete the scoring. The five-goal output gave the visitors a decisive win and handed Araba its first loss in the competition this season.

Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad controlled the match from the start, scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes. The visitors held that two-goal advantage through halftime and then restored their attacking momentum with a third goal in the 59th minute. Araba’s goal in the 69th minute briefly cut the deficit, but the red card in the same minute left the home side shorthanded for the closing stretch. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad took advantage with two more goals, one in the 78th minute and another in the 88th, to secure the five-goal performance.

The result moved Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad to 2 wins and 2 losses in the competition and 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. Araba is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition and 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw across all competitions. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad had entered the match after a loss to Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmad, a win at M. Kiryat Ata-Bialik and a loss to MS Tira. Araba had beaten Hapoel Bnei Musmus and drawn with Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt in its previous matches this season.

The scoring sequence gave Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad its second win in the competition and its second win across all competitions. Araba’s record in the competition and across all competitions remained level after the home defeat. The visitors’ five goals came in a match that produced six goals overall. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad scored three times before Araba’s goal and twice after Araba was shown the red card. Araba’s goal in the 69th minute was its only score of the match. The home side played the closing stretch with 10 men after the red card. The red card was the only one issued in the match.

Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad’s victory followed earlier season results. The visitors had lost to Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmad and MS Tira and had beaten M. Kiryat Ata-Bialik earlier in the season. Araba had opened its season with a draw against Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt and a win at Hapoel Bnei Musmus before the loss to Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad. The match marked the second loss in four competition matches for Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad and the first loss in three competition matches for Araba. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad’s competition record and all-competitions record are identical, as are Araba’s competition and all-competitions records.

Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad scored three goals before the 60th minute and two after the 75th. Araba’s goal came between those scoring bursts. The visitors’ final two goals arrived after Araba’s red card.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Araba 2, Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Araba with a 71.2 percent probability to win. Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.