The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Roee Fucs says Maccabi Petach Tikva went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Nowaf Bazia signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Nowaf Bazia commits to Maccabi Petach Tikva for another 3 years.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Maccabi Petach Tikva
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ben Lederman was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Late improvement for Dor Hebron
At 25 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near José Cortés
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Maccabi Petach Tikva
Dor Hebron and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
A promise honoured at Maccabi Petach Tikva
Something was said to Ben Lederman and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Nir Shechter was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Maccabi Petach Tikva dressing room was either.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Maor Erlich gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Match No goals between Maccabi Petach Tikva and Bnei Yehuda
- Looking ahead Roee Fucs goes back to face Maccabi Haifa
- Market The Adar Ratner question follows Maccabi Petach Tikva around