Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17s got a second win in the "Champion of Champions" competition, the Under-13 Team North took another stride towards the Championship
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17s registered their second victory in as many games in the three match "Champion of Champions" competition of the national Under-17 Premier League. Head coach Ziv Arie's charges beat Bnei Sakhnin by an impressive 5-0 scoreline with a brace by midfielder Eliel Peretz and individual efforts by fellow midfielders Matan Hozaz, Yonatan Cohen and Yossi Solelich. The next match for the Under-17's will be in two weeks' time, when they face the champions of the national Under-17 Premier League North, Maccabi Haifa, the team they lost to in the semi-finals of the National Youth Cup for their age group.
Maccabi's Under-16s played the first match in their "Champion of Champions" competition against Maccabi Netanya, but unfortunately walked away at the wrong end of a 2-0 finish. Head coach Eliezer Ben Aharon's lads missed a number of the chances they created and were punished for it, conceding two late goals to the national Under-16 Premier League North champions in the second half of the match. They will now be looking to make up for the loss in their next two competition encounters against Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Tubruk.
Maccabi's Under-15s are still involved in league play of the national Under-15 Premier League Central Division, a season that covers 30 matches. Having reached their penultimate match of the season, Maccabi's Under-15s have already lost hope of capturing the championship and will have to settle for second best in the table. That did not stop them though from returning from the nation's capital on Saturday with a 0-3 victory over Beitar Jerusalem. All three goals were scored in the last ten minutes of play courtesy of a brace by Gal Tsanani and an additional goal from Maor Bekker. Maccabi's Under-15 Team 2 continued their excellent run of form, registering their tenth consecutive victory in a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of Ironi Modi'in that guaranteed them the third spot in the league table.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-14 Team South scored a 1-0 home victory against Beitar Jerusalem, with Ayalon Almog netting his 18th goal of the season. The win guarantees them the fifth spot in the league table. The Under-13 North Team booked an impressive 6-1 defeat of Bnei Yehuda leaving them well placed to finished top of their league. They'll have to wait though for the mid-week results of rivals Ashdod FC to see if the celebrations can already get underway with two games still left to the season. Their own next match will be an intra-club derby with the Under 13 Team South, who lost on Saturday 2-3 at Hapoel Rishon Lezion.
