MUSMUS, Israel (Interstat) — Shaker Saker scored three goals as H. Migdal HaEmek defeated Hapoel Bnei Musmus 4-1 on Friday in a competition match. Saker opened the scoring in the sixth minute and added his second goal in the 14th minute. Hassan M. M. scored in the 30th minute to give H. Migdal HaEmek a three-goal lead. Saker completed his hat trick in the 57th minute. Omri M. scored for Hapoel Bnei Musmus in the 71st minute. Zeina G. of Hapoel Bnei Musmus received a yellow card in the 45th minute.

H. Migdal HaEmek built a 3-0 lead by halftime, with Saker striking twice in the opening quarter-hour and Hassan M. M. adding the third before the break. Saker was the top star for H. Migdal HaEmek, finishing with three goals. H. Migdal HaEmek maintained its advantage after halftime, and Omri M.’s goal in the 71st minute was the only answer for Hapoel Bnei Musmus. Hapoel Bnei Musmus could not reduce the deficit further after Zeina G. was booked just before halftime. H. Migdal HaEmek closed out the match with its fourth goal already secured and kept Hapoel Bnei Musmus from mounting a late rally.

The result moved H. Migdal HaEmek to 5-0-1 in the competition and 5-0-1 across all competitions. Hapoel Bnei Musmus fell to 1-3-2 in the competition and 1-4-2 across all competitions. H. Migdal HaEmek’s competition record now includes five wins and one draw, while Hapoel Bnei Musmus has one win, three losses and two draws in the competition. Across all competitions, Hapoel Bnei Musmus has one win, four losses and two draws. H. Migdal HaEmek remained unbeaten in both its competition and overall records after the victory.

H. Migdal HaEmek entered the match after a run that included wins over Beit Shean, Ironi Baka and Tzeirey Tamra and a draw with Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt. H. Migdal HaEmek beat Beit Shean 2-1 and Ironi Baka 2-1, drew 1-1 with Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt and beat Tzeirey Tamra 1-0. Hapoel Bnei Musmus had a win over M. Kiryat Ata-Bialik and draws with Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmad and MS Tira, along with losses to Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt, Araba and Nof Hagalil. Hapoel Bnei Musmus lost 4-2 to Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt, lost 2-1 to Araba, lost 4-0 to Nof Hagalil, drew 0-0 with Maccabi Nujeidat Ahmad, beat M. Kiryat Ata-Bialik 1-0 and drew 1-1 with MS Tira. Those results preceded the match for both teams.

Saker had scored once in his previous recent performance, a 2-1 victory over Ironi Baka. Saker finished with three goals in 90 minutes. The visitors scored in the 6th, 14th, 30th and 57th minutes, while Hapoel Bnei Musmus answered in the 71st. The yellow card for Zeina G. came in the 45th minute. H. Migdal HaEmek’s scoring came in a steady sequence that left Hapoel Bnei Musmus chasing the match from the opening minutes.

The win added another positive result to H. Migdal HaEmek’s recent sequence. Before the match H. Migdal HaEmek had won three and drawn one in the listed results while Hapoel Bnei Musmus had one win two draws and three losses in its listed results. H. Migdal HaEmek’s latest performance followed its 2-1 win over Beit Shean and its 2-1 win over Ironi Baka. Hapoel Bnei Musmus meanwhile was coming off a 4-2 loss to Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt and a 2-1 loss to Araba.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-1 H. Migdal HaEmek victory. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Hapoel Bnei Musmus with a 61.7 percent probability to win. H. Migdal HaEmek had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5, and the total of five goals went under the over/under line of 2.5.