Maccabi Petah Tikva

Ziv Arie's team recovered after a poor first half. Liran Hazan opened the scoring (47'), Ido Cohen doubled the lead from a set piece (79'), and Jose Cortes sealed the victory (84').

Massay Dego's team needed a win to qualify for the semi-finals, but suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Malabes, with Maccabi Netanya advancing instead. Goals from Owusu (63') and Hazan (75') decided the match.

The newly promoted team will look for its first points in the Toto Cup against Hapoel Ramat Gan after three consecutive losses. Ziv Arie will continue the rotation, Marko Rakonjac is expected to get his first minutes (20:00, Sport3).

Yoav Koren, who returned from a loan at Hapoel Kfar Saba and did not play in the Champions League qualifiers, is expected to join the Petah Tikva club after the second leg against Red Star Belgrade.

Zada's team earned their first points in the Toto Cup by defeating the 'Malabes' and former coach Ziv Arie. Vitalie Damascan decided the match (48'), and Yazan Watad was sent off in the first half.

Following two losses in the Toto Cup and an injury to Adar Ratner, who is set for surgery and expected to be sidelined for two and a half months, Maccabi Petah Tikva announced on Friday the signing of Marko Rakonjac. The 26-year-old Montenegrin striker, who scored two goals in 14 appearances for Hapoel Jerusalem since January, has arrived in Israel to reunite with coach Ziv Arie.

In Italy, they continue to follow the "Lameck Banda mystery" with concern. The Zambian winger, previously purchased from Maccabi Petah Tikva for about 2 million euros, was supposed to report to the Lecce training complex in mid-July but has since cut off all contact with the club.

Defender Muhammad Hindi did not participate in the first Toto Cup match and is not in the new coach's plans. Noam Shoham's Hapoel Kfar Shalem, who coached the Petah Tikva side last season, wants to bring him back to the National League.

Maor Erlich in goal for Ziv Arie, Bashar Abadah and Pavlos Correa in the center of defense, with Kyle Spence, Adar Ratner, and Samuel Owusu in attack. Guy Badash, Yazan Nassar, and Avishay Cohen start for Omer Peretz (20:30).

The newly promoted team will be hosted by Hapoel Petah Tikva in the Toto Cup. Maor Erlich will start in goal, and the club expects progress from Ido Cohen, Liran Hazan, and the new signings.