In the Liga Leumit game on 28 September 2026, Hapoel Kfar Shalem beat Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:3, corners 4:2.
Match report
Hapoel Kfar Shalem saw off Maccabi Kablario Yaffo 3-1 in the seventh round of the League Leumit on Monday evening. The hosts took control early and held on through a second half that opened up considerably. It was a result we had flagged at 44 per cent confidence, and by then the pattern was already clear.
Y. Mizrahi gave the home side the advantage in the eighteenth minute, a tidy finish that settled the nerves. Maccabi Kablario Yaffo responded with pressure but could not find the breakthrough. To be fair, the visitors lacked the cutting edge that turns possession into danger.
The second period changed the complexion of the contest. M. Beit Yaakov restored the two-goal cushion in the eighty-first minute, and a further strike in the eighty-third extended the lead. A fourth goal in the eighty-ninth minute closed the scoring, though the official record does not name the scorer for either of those late strikes. And here's the thing — the match had already been decided long before the final whistle.
Statistics tell a straightforward story. Hapoel Kfar Shalem enjoyed sixty-three per cent possession and registered more attacks, while the visitors managed only thirty-seven per cent. On target, the home side recorded four shots compared to three for Maccabi Kablario Yaffo. Both teams kept their discipline, with four yellow cards each and no sendings-off.
The result keeps Hapoel Kfar Shalem in eighth place with eleven points from seven games — three wins, two draws, two losses. Maccabi Kablario Yaffo remain fifteenth with just three points, a single victory and six defeats. The gap between them now feels wider than the table suggests, and the visitors will need to tighten things up quickly.
