KAFR QASIM, Israel (Interstat) — Hapoel Afula scored three second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit and beat MS Kafr Qasim 3-1 in a football match on Monday. MS Kafr Qasim took the lead in the 36th minute and held it at halftime, but Hapoel Afula answered after the break with goals in the 65th, 74th and 83rd minutes. The visitors scored the final goal in the 83rd minute to close out the result. Hapoel Afula trailed 1-0 at halftime before scoring three times in the second half. MS Kafr Qasim did not score after the 36th minute, and Hapoel Afula did not score in the first half. The 36th-minute goal was the only first-half goal, and Hapoel Afula’s three goals all came after halftime.

Tarek Bushank, listed in the scoring summary as Boshnak T., played the full 90 minutes and scored once for MS Kafr Qasim. His 36th-minute goal gave the home side the early advantage. MS Kafr Qasim protected that lead through halftime, but Hapoel Afula leveled in the 65th minute. Hapoel Afula moved ahead in the 74th minute and added another goal in the 83rd minute. The scoring sequence began with MS Kafr Qasim in the 36th minute and continued with Hapoel Afula goals in the 65th, 74th and 83rd minutes. Bushank’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal. Hapoel Afula scored three goals total, and MS Kafr Qasim scored one goal total.

The result moved Hapoel Afula to three wins, one loss and one draw in this competition. Hapoel Afula is now four wins, one loss and one draw across all competitions. MS Kafr Qasim fell to two wins and five losses in this competition and three wins and five losses across all competitions. MS Kafr Qasim’s competition record is now 2-5-0, and its overall mark is 3-5-0. Hapoel Afula’s competition record is 3-1-1, and its overall record is 4-1-1. Hapoel Afula’s season record in this competition is 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, while MS Kafr Qasim’s season record in this competition is 2 wins and 5 losses. Hapoel Afula’s season record across all competitions is 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, and MS Kafr Qasim’s season record across all competitions is 3 wins and 5 losses.

Hapoel Afula’s previous results this season included a 1-0 home win over Kiryat Gat, a 3-1 away win at Nahariya, a 2-0 away loss at Hapoel Kfar Saba, a scoreless home draw with M. Herzliya and a 2-1 away win at Ironi Modiin. Those results preceded the visit to MS Kafr Qasim and were part of Hapoel Afula’s season record across all competitions. Hapoel Afula’s previous results also included the 1-0 home win over Kiryat Gat and the 3-1 away win at Nahariya.

MS Kafr Qasim’s previous results this season included a 3-2 away loss at M. Nazareth, a 5-2 home win over Beitar Petah Tikva, a 1-0 home loss to SC Ashdod, a 2-1 away loss at Kiryat Yam, a 1-0 home loss to Bnei Yehuda, a 2-1 away win at H. Raanana and a 1-0 away win at Kiryat Gat. The home side entered the match after those results and then took the early lead against Hapoel Afula before conceding three second-half goals. MS Kafr Qasim’s previous results also included the 5-2 home win over Beitar Petah Tikva and the 1-0 away win at Kiryat Gat.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of MS Kafr Qasim 1, Hapoel Afula 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected MS Kafr Qasim with a 60.4 percent probability to win. Hapoel Afula had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.