The first fixture of the 2019/20 “TA Stock Exchange” League encountered between Maccabi and Hapoel Ra’anana at Sammy Ofer. The Greens arrived at the match after a 1:2 win against Maccabi Netanya as part of the ranking matches of the Toto Cup. The visitors also came to the match after beating Hapoel Haifa 1:0 in the same tournament. 
 
Maccabi’s line-up: Haimov, Mabouka, Arad, Habashi, Dos Santos, Menachem, Haziza, Lavi (c), Ashkenazi, Rukavytsya, Awad.
 
Kick Off 
 
5’ Ra’anana goes first on the scoreboard after a goal by Or Dasa. 0:1
 
10’ Awad receives the ball outside the box and shoots with his left foot, but the ball goes flying near the post. 
 
15’ Menachem shoots strongly from outside the box, Assaf Tzur deflects it to a corner kick. 
 
20’ Substitution for Maccabi: Sun Menachem was injured and replaced by Raz Meir. 
 
24’ Or Dasa scores and now it’s 0:2 for Ra’anana. 
 
27’ Awad shoots from a far range, Tzur deflects it again. 
 
28’ Raz Meir crosses the ball, Rukavytsya gets to it but his header goes wide. 
 
29’ Substitution for Maccabi: Tjaronn Chery in, Alysson Dos Santos out.
 
35’ Rukavytsya leaves the ball to Ashkenazi who shoots and narrows the score. 1:2
 
43’ A lovely team play ends when both Rukavytsya and Mabouka miss good opportunities. 
 
44’ Chery tries from a long distance, the ball goes above the crossbar. 
 
45’+3’ A great corner kick by Chery reaches Habashi who jumps higher than any other player in the box and scores with a strong header. 2:2 just moments before half time. 
 
45’+5’ Chery delivers a cross towards Awad, he heads the ball well but Tzur stops it. 
 
 
Second Half
 
47’ Chery advances with the ball, shoots powerfully but misses the target. 
 
49’ Awad gets the ball from Ashkenazi, he shoots with his left foot, Assaf Tzur collects it. 
 
65’ The referee awards Ra’anana a penalty, Adi Nimni scores from the spot. 2:3
 
67’ Substitution for Maccabi: Yarden Shua in, Muhammad Awad out.
 
68’ Ashkenazi shoots from outside the box, the ball flies above the target. 
 
76’ Haziza delivers a cross towards Rukavytsya, but the striker sends the ball out of play. 
 
79’ Haziza provides a sharp cross from the left wing straight to Mabouka’s head but the right-back only hits the crossbar. 
 
81’ Ashkenazi provides an excellent ball to Mabouka, who crosses it towards Rukavytsya. The latter shoots but the shot is stopped by one of Ra’anana's defenders. 
 
84’ A great cross by Chery reaches Rukavytsya and from his head goes straight into the net. 3:3!
 
85’ Shua advances with the ball a few meters and shoots nicely from outside the box, the ball misses the woodwork by inches. 
 
86’ Shua storms forward, passes to Haziz that shoots to the far post but he misses the target. 
 
88’ Rukavytsya gets the ball in the middle of the box and sends it into the net! 4:3 for Maccabi. 
 
90’ 5 minutes of stoppage time 
 
95’ Final whistle! Maccabi beats Ra’anana 4:3