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Bnei Yehuda win Israeli FA Cup

Bnei Yehuda will represent Israel in the Europa League next season after pulling off a shock win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final of the Israel FA Cup.

June 5, 2017 15:17
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Bnei Yehuda held their nerve to win a penalty shoot-out at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.

After a dour, goalless 120 minutes, Bnei Yehuda won the resultant shoot-out 4-3, with former Premier League stars Yossi Benayoun and Tal Ben Haim missing spot kicks for Maccabi.

This was Bnei Yehuda's third FA Cup with the team from Tel Aviv's Hatikva quarter previously winning the trophy in 1968 and 1981.

"It's still d to believe that the cup is ours," said Bnei Yehuda captain Yitzhak Azuz.

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