▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁Mac c abi ▁Z ik hr on ▁Ya ' akov ▁after ▁a ▁re play . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁First ▁Round ▁The ▁draw ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁r ounds ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁The ▁matches ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁however , ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁Mac c abi ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁P G H ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁H ap o el ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁ground . ▁ ▁Second ▁Round ▁Second ▁round ▁matches ▁started ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁with ▁Mac c abi ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁narrow ly ▁be ating ▁a ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁squad ron , ▁station ed ▁in ▁Am man ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁cup ▁final ▁winner ▁( and ▁cup ▁joint - hold ers ) ▁H ap o el ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁surprising ly ▁losing ▁to ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Corps ▁of ▁Sign als , ▁station ed ▁in ▁Sar af and ▁in ▁Ext ra ▁time . ▁H ap o el ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁appe aled ▁the ▁result , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁competition ▁rules ▁the ▁match ▁shouldn ' t ▁have ▁gone ▁to ▁extra ▁time , ▁but ▁to ▁a ▁re play , ▁however , ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁rejected ▁and ▁H ap o el ' s