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Prematch
After falling to Bnei Yehuda last Matchday, the young Yellow & Blue looked to get back onto the winning track with an away visit to Hapoel Raanana on Matchday 19 of the Ligat Ha’Al. Guy Tzarfati’s squad made a number of changes for the match against the second place club as Nadav Amran, Ron Zamir, Eden Kartzev and Shay Golan featured along with Or Dasa, Eylon Almog and Dor Galili.

First Half
The match began quickly as the hosts took a quick 1:0 lead in the 4th minute thanks to Yevatal Tuaba. Maccabi then began to control the tempo and in the 28th minute Or Dasa passed the ball to Kartzev but his attempt was saved by the keeper while three minutes later Almog came in from the left side and cut to his right but his chance flew over the goal. The Yellow & Blue continued to press and in the 34th minute Galili sent the ball to Amran who headed it right into an awaiting Raanana keeper. Just before the break, Raanana almost found the back of the goal once again but Daniel Peretz made the save to keep the score as is.

Second Half
In the 51st minute Guy Tzarfati added some offense to his side and inserted Mahmoud Awesat in favor of Ron Zamir. In the 59th minute, Galili almost helped even up the contest but his header thanks to a Dasa cross missed the target. Prince Thomas and Neal Goldberg were then introduced for Eden Kartzev and Eylon Almog and in the 70th minute Thomas had an amazing chance but was saved by the Raanana shot stopper. Nine minutes later, Thomas had a free kick from 23 meters but yet again his chance was stopped cold. Three minutes later Amit Shapira entered the game for Dor Galili and six minutes from time, Netanel Peretz came on for Or Dasa, however it would not be enough as Maccabi “Shachar” fell to Raanana 1:0.