PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Interstat) — Yarden Shua scored the only goal as Beitar Jerusalem defeated MK Hapoel Petah Tikva 1-0 on Sunday at HaMoshava Stadium. Beitar Jerusalem, the visiting team, improved to 2-0-1 in the competition and 2-0-1 across all competitions. MK Hapoel Petah Tikva, the home team, fell to 0-2-1 in the competition and 0-2-1 across all competitions. The match was played at HaMoshava Stadium in Petah Tikva, and the result gave Beitar Jerusalem its second win in the competition this season while Hapoel Petah Tikva remained without a victory. The match was a competition fixture and counted toward both teams’ season records in the competition and across all competitions.

Shua supplied the decisive finish and finished the game with one goal while playing 83 minutes. He was booked in the 37th minute and was replaced in the 83rd minute. Beitar Jerusalem held the one-goal lead after Shua’s goal and kept Hapoel Petah Tikva off the scoreboard for the rest of the match. The home side pushed for an equalizer, but Beitar Jerusalem’s back line and goalkeeper preserved the shutout. Shua’s goal proved to be the difference in a closely contested game. The goal was the only scoring play of the match, and Beitar Jerusalem’s defense made it stand over the final minutes.

The match produced six yellow cards. Hapoel Petah Tikva’s O. Israelov was booked in the 10th minute. S. Israeli of Hapoel Petah Tikva received a yellow card in the 33rd minute. In the 37th minute, Beitar Jerusalem’s Shua and Hapoel Petah Tikva’s E. Bile were both booked. Beitar Jerusalem’s N. Antwi was shown a yellow card in the 47th minute. Hapoel Petah Tikva’s I. Ehud was booked in the 88th minute. The cards came in a game that stayed tight through the second half.

Both teams made substitutions after the break. Beitar Jerusalem made a 65th-minute change involving S. Weissman. Hapoel Petah Tikva followed with a 71st-minute substitution for T. Altman and a 72nd-minute substitution for K. Kimvuidi. Beitar Jerusalem brought on T. Yosefi and O. Atzili in the 72nd minute. Hapoel Petah Tikva used R. Levy in the 77th minute. In the 83rd minute, Hapoel Petah Tikva brought on H. Shalom and Cle, while Beitar Jerusalem replaced Shua. The changes gave both sides fresh legs for the closing stretch, but the score did not change. Hapoel Petah Tikva made five substitutions, while Beitar Jerusalem made four.

Beitar Jerusalem entered the match after a 0-0 draw with Maccabi Tel Aviv and a 4-0 win at Hap. Ramat Gan. Hapoel Petah Tikva came in after a 2-0 loss at Sakhnin and a 1-1 draw with Netanya. Beitar Jerusalem’s season record in the competition is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Hapoel Petah Tikva’s season record in the competition is now 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Beitar Jerusalem’s season record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Hapoel Petah Tikva’s season record across all competitions is now 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. The records include the result of Sunday’s match. Beitar Jerusalem’s win came on the road, while Hapoel Petah Tikva lost at home.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Beitar Jerusalem 2, MK Hapoel Petah Tikva 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Beitar Jerusalem with a 71.6 percent probability to win. Beitar Jerusalem had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.75.