AFP, Jerusalem :
Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Eran Zahavi has broken a 61-year-old Israeli league record for most goals in a season with six matches still to play.
Zahavi, 28, broke the record in a home match against Beitar Jerusalem on Monday won 3-2 by Maccabi.
Zahavi scored twice in the 41st and 90th minutes, bringing his season total to 31. The victory put Maccabi atop the Israeli Premier League standings.
The previous record of 30 goals dated back to the 1954-55 season and was held by Nissim Elmalich.
Israeli top-selling paper Yedioth Ahronoth carried Zahavi’s feat on its front page on Tuesday.
Zahavi was named 2013 and 2014 Israeli footballer of the year and has played with the national team since 2010.
