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Soccer / Haifa, Netanya stay on top as Beitar falls By Oren Kessler Reigning champions Beitar Jerusalem ended the first round of the Toto Cup without a home win, drawing 1-1 with third-place Maccabi Petah Tikva. Beitar now finds itself in fifth place, 9 points behind league leaders Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Netanya. Striker Pablo Bastianini put the guests ahead 1-0 in the 34th minute, but Beitar recovered from a slow first half to even the score on a perfectly-placed Aviram Baruchyan goal in the 57th. Advertisement Meanwhile, league leader Maccabi Haifa regained forward momentum with a 4-1 away rout of Hapoel Petah Tikva. The Men in Green, coming off of two straight losses, seemed to have regained their winning form as goals from Mohammed Ghadir, Lior Rafaelov, Biram Kiyal and Shlomi Arbeitman landed them a comfortable win. In other action, Bnei Yehuda prevailed 2-0 at home over Bnei Sakhnin. A violent foul in the 45th minute by forward Mohammed Abu Raiya on the host's Tamir Kahlon left Sakhnin with only 10 men, and Bnei Yehuda lost no time in making the most of the advantage, going up 1-0 in the 54th on a Pedro Galvan clear to Eliran Atar. In the 67th, the duo again teamed up for a score from one meter out, this time with both sides shorthanded at 10. Earlier, league co-leaders Maccabi Netanya, led by German playing legend Lothar Matthaus, sailed past Ironi Kiryat Shmona, the struggling squad from the far north, 3-0, and Ashdod SC put away Hakoach Ramat Gan 3-2 at home, sending their opponents to the bottom rung of the league. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Mikaeel Jackson Report: Pop star Michael Jackson converts to Islam. Peace now Abbas calls on Obama to enact Arab peace plan as soon as he takes office.

Read & React 20,000 Jewish pilgrims to descend on Hebron amid settler violence Responses: 222 Experts argue: How close is Iran to its first nuclear weapon? Responses: 135 Video: Prof. Avi Shlaim says settlements turn Israel into Apartheid state Responses: 181 Debate over Museum of Tolerance - an exchange Responses: 23 PLO official Yasser Abed Rabbo: The Palestinian people need Obama's help Responses: 76 Gideon Levy: Israeli left was born in sin and died because of a lie Responses: 91 More Headlines 21:39 Settler teens attack Border police in Hebron 21:55 Qassams strike western Negev in latest threat to fragile truce 00:20 Obama's Mideast peace platform is coming into focus 15:00 Abbas calls on Obama to enact Arab peace plan as soon as he takes office 22:13 Top Israeli diplomats in Turkey kicked out of Istanbul university 22:49 Hollywood in Netanya: Ben Stiller and Chris Rock in coastal city for 'Madagascar 2' premiere 01:12 Saudi Arabia denies report it offered asylum to Taliban leader 00:22 Hezbollah: 'Zionist Lobby' behind Germany's decision to ban Al-Manar TV station 10:08 Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel 23:00 Visiting Argentine president offers Libya help with nuclear power 13:11 Your land is my land 20:47 Report: Pop star Michael Jackson converts to Islam 19:59 Peru police nab Israeli for plotting to smuggle a half a ton of cocaine to Europe 13:10 Report: Hezbollah carries out military drills in south Lebanon 16:10 Syria: No more UN visits to alleged nuclear site Previous Editions Select Day 21 nov 20 nov 19 nov 18 nov 17 nov 16 nov 14 nov 13 nov 12 nov 11 nov 10 nov 09 nov

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