Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv (U19)
After drawing 1:1 in the Czech Republic against Sigma Olomouc in the first leg of second round UEFA Youth League action the Under-19 side will be on a 3-week break. The Israel Premier Youth League returns to action in December while the second leg will take place on November 28th at 17:00 at the Ramle Stadium.
Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 3:1 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17)
Following a 5:0 win over Maccabi Herzliya last week, the Under-17 side fell for the first time this season on Matchday 10. The loss keeps the young Yellow & Blue in 1st place with a 6 point gap to second. An early goal by Shaked Navon wasn’t enough for Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon who summed up the contest: “This was one of those matches that had loss written all over it. Many of the players weren’t at their best and the result speaks for itself. We will have to learn how to do things better. We have a large staff that will look into why we had a performance like this. We are still in first place with a good lead which we have to maintain and increase. We will turn our attention to the next training session with the desire to learn and improve as the league goes on a two week break.”
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1:2 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” (U16)
The Under-16 squad picked up another win against Maccabi Petah Tikva on Matchday 11 of league play. The young Yellow & Blue defeated the 2nd place side thanks to goals by Oral Azarzar and Ariel Belhassen just before the final whistle. Head Coach Eran Sassi summed up the dramatic win: “This was a very aggressive match by both sides. We played against a quick and technical team which made us spend a lot of time on the defensive side of the game which was good as the players returned to their positons and played tough defense. Unfortunately one defensive error ended up in a goal for the host’s and they took the lead. However, we knew how to comeback despite their lead and we played patiently until the end of the game and due to this we were able to get in a few good attacks which resulted in the winning goal in injury time. Congratulations to the players, I’m proud of them.”
Gadna Tel Aviv 0:8 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
The Club’s Under-15 team maintained first place as they defeated Gadna on Matchday 9 of league play. Oskar Gluch x2, Ido Mizrahi x2, Lior Aloni, Nehorai Davush, Eliran Avisar and Amit Tzur scored for the young Yellow & Blue. Head Coach Ori David spoke about the win: “We played against a defensive team that had 10 players behind the ball which made the match move slowly and we had a tough time finding the back of the goal in the first half. However, in the second half we exploded and played fantastic football. The players who came off the bench made the difference and I’m happy about that as the team spirit won this game with a lot of support from the whole squad. I’m proud of the players.”
