Bnei Yehuda beat Hapoel Kfar Saba 3-1 in the Liga Leumit's second round on Sunday, extending their unbeaten run to three matches. The hosts opened the scoring inside the first quarter and never looked back, despite a spirited response from the visitors after the break. S. Dror put them ahead in the fifteenth minute before O. Baye doubled the advantage just after half-time.
And here's the thing about the second half — Kfar Saba finally found their footing. S. Nachmani pulled one back from the penalty spot in the fifty-seventh minute, then added another six minutes later. By then the game was already decided, but Bnei Yehuda held firm against the pressure.
The statistics tell the story of efficiency rather than dominance. Bnei Yehuda registered eight shots on target from twelve attempts, while their opponents managed four on target from seven. The home side also controlled more territory with seventy-seven attacks compared to fifty-six, though possession data is unavailable.
To be fair, the visitors showed character in coming back. They earned two corners to Bnei Yehuda's six and won four yellow cards — a sign of frustration, perhaps, or simply a harder-fought game than the scoreline suggested. The penalty incident itself remains unexplained in the available data.
The result keeps Bnei Yehuda rooted at the top of the table with nine points from three matches. Kfar Saba remain fifth with six points, their only defeat of the season now confirmed. Both sides have played the same number of games, so the gap between them stays at three points.