Maccabi's Under-19s will try to return to winning ways at home on Saturday while most of the Youth Division teams play on the road
After a dramatic derby draw last Saturday that increased the gap between themselves and Under-19 league leaders Maccabi Haifa to seven points with three matches to play, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" will host Hapoel Haifa at the Kiryat Shalom training ground on Saturday at 11.30am in the hope of holding on to a small chance of replacing their northern namesakes at the summit. The club's Under-17s, who are in a similar situation to their older clubmates, will also be chasing their counterparts from Haifa when they host Hapoel Rishon Lezion in the early kick-off at 8.30am. The Under-16s, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eli Fuchs", top the nationalwide Under-16 League South table and will travel to third-placed Maccabi Petach Tikva for a 10.20am kick-off on their synthetic pitch.
Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", the club's Under-15s Team 1, are now competing in the international Nike tournament in Slovenia and will play their scheduled Saturday fixture at a later date. Team 2, one of five Maccabi Youth Division teams to have won State Cups this season, will visit Bnei Sakhnin for a league tie at 1.15pm. Maccabi's Under-14 Team South will also be on the road this Saturday, facing Hapoel Kiryat Ono at 8.30am while Team North host Maccabi Petach Tikva at Kiryat Shalom at 9am. The Under-13 Team North will welcome Nesher FC to Hadar Yosef at 10am while Team South travel to Ironi Ma'ale Adumim for a late kick-off at 5pm.
