Maccabi Haifa beat Beitar Jerusalem 0:2 away from home. Maccabi Tel Aviv's stumble against Bnei Sakhnin saw them drop to second.
Beitar coach: "It always sucks to lose, certainly when we really need points" Gal Cohen: "We gave everything until the 90th minute, but we will have to get points by the teeth elsewhere" Masai Dago: "I always believed in this team, from my first day. Even a month ago when the situation was more difficult"