Ironi Ramat-Gan were beaten 82-99 by Hapoel Galil Elyon in the League Cup on 16 September 2026. The visitors came out on top with a comfortable margin, and that was that — no drama, just a result.
We had tipped the hosts at 57 per cent confidence, and the match went another way entirely. By then the visitors were shooting from everywhere, and their three-pointers kept finding the net when it mattered most.
Hapoel Galil Elyon made 13 of their 27 three-point attempts, while Ironi Ramat-Gan managed eight from 24. The visitors also recorded 20 assists to 18, and their 33 successful field goals out of 57 attempts tells you they worked the channels well. Things came to a head in the second half when the hosts had no answer.
To be fair, the home side did better on the boards, grabbing 28 rebounds against 23. They had eight offensive rebounds and 20 defensive, while the visitors managed four and 19 respectively. But rebounds don't always translate to results, and here they didn't.
Both teams sit at zero points after these opening fixtures — four games and two defeats each for the visitors, three games with one win and two losses for the hosts. The table says nothing yet, but the scoreline did some talking.
The clean-sheet run didn't apply here, obviously, but the visitors' defensive work was solid. They recorded eight steals to five, and only ten turnovers — the same as the hosts. Ironi Ramat-Gan held on for as long as they could, but the gap was simply too much.
