Maccabi Tel Aviv reestablished an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier
League standings in unforgettable manner on Monday night, thrashing arch-rival
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-0 at Bloomfield Stadium.
Maccabi was ruthless from the
first whistle, scoring twice in each half to claim a memorable victory that
handed Hapoel’s title hopes what is surely a near-fatal blow.
The
yellow-and-blue now leads third-placed Hapoel by 11 points, with the Reds losing
their past four matches by a combined goal difference of 0-12.