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Soccer / Haifa loses ground on Mac. Netanya By Moshe Harush and Ali Gali Ironi Kiryat Shmona escaped Kiryat Eliezer Stadium last night with a 1-1 draw, costing a couple of crucial points to second-place Maccabi Haifa, which was trying to recover from its dramatic 3-2 loss last week to league-leading Maccabi Netanya. Now that Haifa no longer looks invincible, opponents are seeing its weaknesses. "We knew if we could shut down Yaniv Katan," said Kiryat Shmona midfielder Abbas Suane, "we could play better, and we did." Advertisement Haifa struck first late in the first half, when Lior Refaelov bent a beautiful free kick from 20 meters into the net in the 42nd minute. However, in the 50th minute Eden Ben Basat shook off Haifa's Dekel Keinan and passed to Yuval Avidor, who knocked the ball into the open goal before him. Kiryat Shmona then hunkered down to preserve the away draw. Hapoel Tel Aviv lost more ground at the top as it fell to Bnei Sakhnin 1-0. The game marked the return of Eyal Lachman as Sakhnin's head coach, who replaced Freddy David. Okocha scored the winning goal for Sakhnin in the 42nd minute. Hapoel's Yigal Antebi blew a penalty shot at the very end when Meir Cohen easily deflected his weak shot. In Tel Aviv, Avi Nimni ran out of magic as Ashdod S.C. came back from a 2-0 deficit to secure a 2-2 draw. Maccabi Tel Aviv went up in the first half as Maor Buzaglo scored a header off a cross from Shiran Yeini and Yannick Kamanan added a goal of his own. However, David Revivo and Bulgarian striker Dimitar Makriev paired up twice in the 55th and 63rd minutes to equalize. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Taped launch IDF releases video of Gaza gunners firing rockets at Israel. GA, Jerusalem UJC General Assembly opens, organizers expect 'success.'

Read & React U.S. study urges Obama to press Israel over nukes Responses: 173 Israeli lightly hurt as Qassam hits yard of Sderot home Responses: 120 Yossi Melman: Syria may soon face nuclear sanctions like Iran Responses: 62 Livni to Miliband: U.K. plan to label W. Bank goods is 'exaggerated' Responses: 58 ANALYSIS / Hamas is calling the shots as Israel's leaders bicker Responses: 67 More Headlines 23:06 GA special report / Olmert: World must confront Iran's malevolence 23:28 Livni to Miliband: U.K. plan to label West Bank goods is 'exaggerated' 23:44 Poll: Only 19% of Americans say Israeli-Palestinian peace should top Obama's priorities 00:27 Israeli lightly hurt as Qassam hits yard of Sderot home 23:11 GA special report / Olmert: Strong Israel is best deterrent protecting world Jewry 21:05 IDF releases video of Gaza gunners firing rockets at Israel 18:02 PA negotiator Erekat: Netanyahu is closing the door to peace 19:24 IDF officials: Settlers unlikely to quit Hebron home unless forced 15:48 ANALYSIS / Hamas is calling the shots as Israel's leaders bicker 20:36 GA special report / Ex-basketball star Tal Brody expected to run for Likud Knesset list 00:26 B-G Airport strike ends as Histadrut chief calls for renewed talks in labor dispute 15:16 Ahmadinejad aide under fire over Koran 'dance' 09:12 U.S. study urges Obama to press Israel over nuclear program 00:26 Ami Ayalon quits Labor, claiming party has lost its will to live 09:17 Feted author Amos Oz says new leftist party will replace Labor Previous Editions Select Day 16 nov 14 nov 13 nov 12 nov 11 nov 10 nov 09 nov 07 nov 06 nov 05 nov 04 nov 03 nov

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