With a cup tie coming up, Maccabi's Under-17s continued their winning ways in the league. Victories also for the Under-16 and Under-15 Teams
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17s chalked up yet another victory on Saturday, and a considerable one at that. They put six goals past Beitar Jerusalem while preserving a clean sheet to maintain a double-digit lead at the top of the table with just seven matches left in the regulation season. Head Coach Ziv Arie's charges left the pitch at half time with a 2-0 advantage courtesy of goals from Maxim Gretchkin and Yossi Solelich. After the restart Gretchkin got his second, Yonatan Cohen added a brace of his own and Guy Aviv finished off the scoring in the dying moments of the match to bring the final result to 6-0. For the Under 17s this is their 18th win in 19 league outings. Next Saturday they will be hosting Bnei Sakhnin in the quarter finals of the National Cup for U-17 teams.
The Under-16s welcomed Section Nes Tsiona to the Kiryat Shalom training grounds and emerged 3-0 winners. Joseph Ganda netted his second league goal, Ilon Yerushalmi scored his fourth from the spot and Roy Tsarom's fourth effort of the season finished off the scoring. Head coach Eliezer ben Aharon's lads stay fourth in the table, level on points with Beitar Jerusalem, and ten points off the top with six matches left to the season.
The Under-15s, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", played host to Ironi Modi'in and sent an eye-popping 10 goals past their unfortunate keeper. Nine different "Eldad" players joined in on the goalfest, with Sanir Lugassi alone in adding a second. The Under-15 Team 2 had to settle for a point after their away match with Hapoel Rishon Lezion ended in a 2-2 draw. The Under-14 Team South met Ashdod FC for a clash of the league leaders but neither side could find the net, while the Team North lost away to Hapoel Beer Sheva 3-0. The Under-13 Team North emulated the success of the Under-15s with a comprehensive 8-0 win over Ironi Modi'in but the Under 13 Team South came away with just a point after a 2-2 finish against Bnei Yehuda.
