In the Liga Leumit game on 24 September 2026, Kiryat Yam SC beat Maccabi Herzliya 1:3. Match numbers: corners 2:4, possession, % 41:59.
Match report
Kiryat Yam secured a 3-1 victory over Maccabi Herzliya in the Liga Leumit Regular Season round 7 on Thursday evening. The visitors overturned an early deficit to extend their recent momentum. By then the hosts had already seen their opening advantage evaporate.
Aleinikov gave Maccabi Herzliya the lead in the fourth minute. Kiryat Yam responded through Dahan, who converted a penalty in the twenty-third. The equaliser shifted the momentum without anyone needing to say so.
And here's the thing about the second half — two goals in quick succession decided the contest. Abramov put Kiryat Yam ahead in the sixty-sixth minute. Cupido sealed the result four minutes later. The hosts had barely time to regroup.
Statistics tell a story that matches the scoreline. Kiryat Yam enjoyed 59 per cent possession and registered 139 attacks compared to 108 from the hosts. Both sides landed four shots on target, but the visitors were more clinical. The hosts had more corners and free kicks but could not convert pressure.
The result moves Kiryat Yam to seventh place on nine points from six matches. Maccabi Herzliya remain eighth with eight points. The gap between them narrows, though the visitors have shown more consistency across their recent fixtures.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %41–59
Shots on target4–4
Shots off target4–5
Attacks108–139
HT⚽4' A. Aleinikov — Goal⚽23' I. Dahan — Penalty⚽66' G. Abramov — Goal⚽68' A. Cupido — Goal
