Israel round-up: Leaders held
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Maccabi Tel-Aviv failed to go four points clear at the top of the Ligat ha-Al on Monday as they were held at home by Hapoel Haifa.
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Maccabi Tel-Aviv failed to go four points clear at the top of the Ligat ha-Al on Monday as they were held at home by Hapoel Haifa.
Dream start
Haifa got off to a dream start on eight minutes when Dmitri Ulyanov's weak shot was deflected into the hosts' net for the opening goal.
Goal streak
But Tel-Aviv restored parity on 35 minutes when Rodrigo Goldberg scored for the fourth consecutive game with a header from five metres out from an Eli Biton cross.
Clear at the top
The result leaves the Ramat Gan stadium outfit on 28 points, two points clear of Israeli Premier League rivals Maccabi Haifa, while Haifa's away point sees them move up a place to seventh.