In the Liga Leumit game on 28 September 2026, Hapoel Ra'anana beat Maccabi Bnei Raina 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:4, corners 6:3.
Match report
Maccabi Bnei Rayna lost 1-2 to Hapoel Ra'anana in the Liga Leumit regular season on Monday evening. The result shifts the gap in fourth and seventh place to three points. We had backed the hosts with confidence, but the match took a different path.
Raina took the lead inside the first quarter of an hour. Y. Sason fired home at the eleventh minute, and by then the home side looked to be in control. P. Michael equalised five minutes later, and the momentum had already shifted. R. Hare put Ra'anana ahead at the thirty-third mark, and the visitors carried that advantage into the second half.
The game turned when M. Shaker was sent off at the fifty-ninth minute. That left the hosts chasing the game a man down, though J. Kadah would also see red at the seventy-third minute. Both sides ended up with ten men, but the damage was already done for Rayna. They worked the channels without much success, and Ra'anana kept their heads when it mattered.
Rayna dominated possession at 56 percent and registered 106 attacks compared to 77 for the visitors. They also won more corners, six to three, and earned twelve free kicks against nine. Yet they only managed two shots on target while Ra'anana hit four. The figures tell you where the chances actually went.
Rayna now sit seventh with twelve points from seven games, while Ra'anana move up to fourth with fifteen. The visitors extend their winning run and close on the teams above them. The hosts have hit a wall after three straight victories, and this loss puts pressure on the coaching staff.
