DIMONA, Israel (Interstat) — SC Dimona routed Hapoel Herzliya 7-0 Friday, turning early pressure into a commanding lead and adding more goals after the break to stay unbeaten in the competition. Matan Schwartz led SC Dimona with three goals, while Gil Hadad, Ben Menashe Eden, Rom Alyagon and Bar Nawi also scored. Hapoel Herzliya finished with no goals.

Schwartz opened the scoring in the 2nd minute and doubled the advantage in the 5th. Hadad made it 3-0 in the 14th, and Menashe Eden added the fourth in the 40th as SC Dimona took control before halftime. Alyagon scored in the 61st, and Nawi closed the scoring in the 85th. Schwartz, who had scored in his previous appearance, a 2-0 win at Ramat Hasharon, finished with a hat trick. SC Dimona led 4-0 at halftime and finished with seven goals.

The result moved SC Dimona to 4-0-1 in the competition and 5-1-1 across all competitions. Hapoel Herzliya fell to 0-2-3 in the competition and 0-3-3 across all competitions. SC Dimona remained without a loss in the competition, while Hapoel Herzliya is still seeking its first win in the competition and across all competitions.

SC Dimona entered the match after a 3-2 loss to H. Ironi Rishon. Before that, SC Dimona won 2-0 at Ramat Hasharon, drew 0-0 at Hapoel Azor, beat Bnei Yehuda 2-0, beat Hapoel Sderot 4-1 and won 3-2 at Hapoel Mahane Yehuda. Hapoel Herzliya entered after a 5-1 loss to Hapoel Azor. Before that, Hapoel Herzliya drew 2-2 at Hapoel Sderot, lost 1-0 at Hapoel Azor, drew 0-0 with Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and drew 0-0 at M. Ironi Kiryat Malachi. SC Dimona’s overall record before the match was 4-1-1, and its competition record was 3-0-1. Hapoel Herzliya’s overall record before the match was 0-2-3, and its competition record was 0-1-3.

SC Dimona scored four goals in the first half and three in the second. Hapoel Herzliya did not score in either half, and the match ended 7-0.

SC Dimona’s early goals set the tone. Schwartz struck in the 2nd minute, then added another in the 5th. Hadad scored in the 14th, and Menashe Eden made it 4-0 in the 40th. After halftime, Alyagon scored in the 61st, and Nawi completed the scoring in the 85th. The scoring output marked the most goals SC Dimona has scored in a match this season, topping its 4-1 win over Hapoel Sderot and its 3-2 wins over Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and H. Ironi Rishon. The visitors trailed 4-0 at halftime and could not reduce the deficit after Alyagon and Nawi added second-half goals.

Matan Schwartz was SC Dimona’s top star, with three goals. Gil Hadad, Ben Menashe Eden, Rom Alyagon and Bar Nawi each scored once. Schwartz had also scored in his previous recent performance, a 2-0 win at Ramat Hasharon.

Hapoel Herzliya could not find a breakthrough. The visitors remained without a goal in the match and have now gone without a win in their past six matches across all competitions. SC Dimona improved its overall record to 5-1-1, with its only loss across all competitions coming against H. Ironi Rishon. SC Dimona recorded its third clean sheet in the competition this season. Hapoel Herzliya was shut out for the fourth time in its past six matches across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of SC Dimona 2, Hapoel Herzliya 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected SC Dimona with a 82.8 percent probability to win. SC Dimona had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 2.5.