Maccabi “Shachar” hosted Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 24 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. The Yellow & Blue began the day in first place thanks to a win over Ashdod while Beer Sheva featured in 7th. The last time the two sides faced each other Maccabi took home a 2:0 win.

Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

First Half
Maccabi looked dangerous from the get go as Cohen sent Thomas a ball in the box but his shot went off of the Beer Sheva defense and out in the 3’. However, 5 minutes later Hofmayster sent the ball to Almog who gave Altman a perfect cross in the box as he found the back of the goal for a 1:0 lead. The Yellow & Blue doubled the score in the 13’ when Shalata on the right wing sent the ball into the area to Agada who headed it home for a 2:0 advantage.

Beer Sheva cut the lead to 2:1 in the 19’ when Itamar Shviro came down the left side and gave striker King Kogana the ball which he headed in. The match continued to be played at a frantic pace as Guy Tzarfati’s squad scored their third of the contest in the 27’. Almog tried his luck from long distance as the keeper parried the ball right to Agada who sent the rebound into the goal for a 3:1 lead. Three minutes later Shtrozberg gave Agada a beauty of a through ball who in turn handed it off to Shalata but his attempt went into the visitor’s defense.

In the 41’ Agada almost added his third of the match when Almog gave him a gorgeous pass that the former sliced towards the goal but keeper Amit Keren made the save, while a minute later Shalata began a counter attack that allowed Almog a terrific opportunity for a one on one chance but his shot hit the side netting. Just before the break, Beer Sheva almost found their second goal but Yonatan Elias who had come on as a substitute sent his attempt into the Yellow & Blue defense as they took a 3:1 lead into the second half.

Second Half
The second half began with both sides playing a bit more tentatively with the first real chance coming in the 55’ for Beer Sheva but Peretz was up to the task. Shiviro had a nice opportunity for the visitor’s a minute later however, Peretz again made the stop in the 60’.

The pace continued to slow, but that didn’t stop Maccabi as they took a 4:1 lead in the 75’ when Almog scored on a perfect shot. Beer Sheva picked up their second of the game just before the final whistle via Elias as the contest ended in a 4:2 Yellow & Blue win.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Beer Sheva “Shalosha”, 12:00 Ramle Stadium (U19)
After a two week break, the Under-19 side gets back to action as Guy Tzarfati’s side host’s Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 24 in Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al play. The young Yellow & Blue will look to keep up the positive momentum and maintain their position in first place while the 7th place squad will look to trip Maccabi up. Last round, Maccabi defeated the Reds 2:0 at Wassermil Stadium.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv, 10:30 Kiryat Shalom 1 (U17)
The Under-17 squad returned to action this past Wednesday and fell for the first time this season to Maccabi Haifa. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s team sits in first place with a 15 point lead as they host Beer Sheva who haven’t won in 9 matches on Matchday 24.

Hapoel Petah Tikva “Emanuel Ofir” – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 8:30 Petah Tikva Sirkin Training 2 (U16)
The Under-16 club will head to Petah Tikva on Matchday 25 as Raymond Atteveld’s side having scored 21 goals in their last 3 contests and are in 2nd place. The host’s are in 12th place with a single victory in their last 6 matches.

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, 11:00 Rishon Le’Zion Superland West Synthetic (U15 South)
Ori David’s Under-15 team defeated Ironi Modiin on Wednesday 4:0 and will look to take home another win on Matchday 25 while solidifying their 1st place standing when they visit 3rd place Petah Tikva. Last time the two faced each other the Yellow & Blue picked up the 8:1 win.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Haifa “Nir”, 11:00 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 North)
Following a midweek 3:0 win over Ramat HaSharon, the U15 North side will host the Haifa Reds on Matchday 25. The young Yellow & Blue are in 3rd place and are 8 points off the top of the table while Haifa is in 12th place and have won 2 matches out of their last 12.

SC Ironi Ashdod 0:4 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
The Under-19 team visited Ashdod on Matchday 23 of the Israel Youth Premier Leagus and took home the 3 points and the win. Guy Tzarfati’s side remained in first place due to a better goal differential over Maccabi Netanya as Eylon Almog, Tomer Altman, William Agada and Mufleh Shalata all scored for the Yellow & Blue. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 7:0 Maccabi Yavne “Tzav Pius”
After a midweek 6:1 win over Hapoel Ashkelon, the Under-15 South side remained atop the table in first place. Elad Kaplan and Oskar Gluk each scored a brace as Liel Shota, Ohad Mizrahi and Orel Azarzar scored for Ori David’s team as he summed up the victory: “We again played against a club that wanted to defend but an early goal opened the match up and it made it much easier for us. All of the players who appeared did what they needed to extremely well on the pitch.”

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 8:0 Maccabi Barkai
Following a midweek 2:1 victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva, the Under-15 North club scored 8 goals to collect the 3-points over Maccabi Barkai. The young Yellow & Blue remained undefeated at home and are in 3rd place thanks to goals by Ben Lineker x3, Aviv Peles x3, Omer Rosio and Rani Nof. Head Coach Asaf Heber spoke about the match that was: “We did what we needed to as best as possible against a team that was going to be a tough opponent. The players were able to convert their quality game into beautiful goals and a terrific win. This was a fine continuation to the midweek victory.”

Matchday 23 of the Israel Youth Premier League saw Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visit SC Ironi Ashdod at the Yud Alef Stadium. The young Yellow & Blue came into the contest in first place even on points with Hapoel Raanana but with a better goal differential and with a match in hand. Ashdod began the day in 5th place and were winless in their last 5 matches.

Maccabi Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

First Half
Maccabi opened the match well and had a terrific chance in the 8’ when Agada’s threatened to score in the box but the Ashdod keeper Roie Beigel made an instinctive save. Five minutes later Altman found Almog on the wing who sent a beauty of a cross to Agada who headed the ball right into Beigel’s waiting hands as the contest remained goalless. Beigel again was alert in the 17’ when the Ashdod shot stopper made another save off of an Agada opportunity.

However, in the 26’ Almog found the back of the goal when he finished off a terrific team play. Hofmayster took the ball in Maccabi’s defensive half and sent it to Cohen who handed it off to Agada and then went to Almog who made his way by a defender and put his attempt behind Beigel for a 1:0 lead. Ashdod had their first dangerous chance in the 35’ when Liel Zimro’s opportunity was taken care of Peretz who sent the ball out for a corner.

Just one minute later Maccabi doubled their lead thanks to a Altman and Almog give and go as the former scored from inside the box for a 2:0 advantage. The young Yellow & Blue almost found their 3rd of the half a minute before the break when Shalata’s chance was saved by Beigel as Maccabi took a two goal lead into halftime.

Second Half
The second half began just as the first half ended as Shalata sent a ball into the middle of the box to Thomas who sent a header towards the goal but the Ashdod defense was able to clear the ball off the line.

Maccabi’s hard work paid off in the 62’ when Shalata slotted the ball to Agada who scored from in close for a 3:0 lead and just two minutes later Shalata himself added the club’s 4th goal for a insurmountable lead as the Yellow & Blue took home the 3-points and a 4:0 win.

SC Ironi Ashdod – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 11:00 Yud Alef Stadium Ashdod (U19)
The Club’s Under-19 squad heads south for an away contest on Matchday 23 of the Israel Youth Premier League. The young Yellow & Blue are in first place due to a better goal differential over Hapoel Raanana who also have a match in hand. Ashdod is in 5th place, five points off the top of the table. Last round Ashdod defeated Guy Tzarfati’s side 2:1 as the young Yellow & Blue will look to take the 3 points in the return tilt.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17)
The Under-17 ream will be on break for the upcoming two weeks due to International play with Israel participating in the Elite Stage of the Under-17 European Championships where there will be 6 Yellow & Blue representatives with the Blue & White. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon’s Club is in first place with a 17 point lead.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – SC Tzav Pius Beer Sheva, Monday March 26, 11:00 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U16)
After last week’s win over Rishon Le’Zion, the Under-16 side will host the Beer Sheva team on Matchday 24. The young Yellow & Blue are in 4th place, 6 points off the top of the table while the visitor’s are in 13th spot with just 5 league wins.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Maccabi Yavne “Tzav Pius”, Sunday March 25, 9:30 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 South)
Last Matchday the U15 squad defeated Hapoel Ashkelon 6:1 and are currently in first place. This week they’ll look to remain at the top of the league as they welcome the second to last place club who sport 3 league victories.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Maccabi Barkai, 9:00 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 North)
The Under-15 team will take on Barkai on Matchday 23 of league action as the Yellow & Blue will attempt to keep their undefeated home record intact and collect the 3 points. Asaf Heber’s squad is in third place while the visitors are in last place with just 4 points.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:1 Maccabi Haifa
The Under-19 club returned from the break with a matchup against the Carmel Greens. The young Yellow & Blue played a good first half and had many chances to score, but only went into halftime with a 1:0 lead thanks to Prince Thomas. The second half saw Haifa find the equalizer via a penalty. Guy Tzarfati’s team is in first place thanks to a better goal differential over Raanana. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 2:1 Bnei Sakhnin
The Under-17 side remained undefeated with a home win over Bnei Sakhnin. The Yellow & Blue scored a goal in each half while the visitors cut the lead with 20 minutes left in the contest despite a red card to Rave Assayag. The victory increased the U17’s lead a top the table to 17 points thanks to goal scorers Rave Assayag and Omri Ram. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Anton summed up the win: “We pretty much controlled the pace of play over the whole match. Over the last few minutes we were lucky not to give up a tying goal. Sakhnin played with ten men on the 16 meter line which makes it very difficult to play a fast paced game. I think in these types of cases, patience is very important and today we weren’t patient enough. I’m happy with the win and that we increased our lead at the top of the table, but it’s hard to keep the intensity of the players at the highest levels when there is such a big gap and this is where we get into the mental side of the game. We have to create more goals for the season such as remaining undefeated until the end of the campaign and to continue to increase our first place lead. These are goals that we want to achieve over the matches we have until the end of the season. I want to also wish good luck to the U17 National Team that will be playing in the Elite stage especially to our players that will be heading out for the competition over the next 10 days. We return to action on April 4th with a big game against Maccabi Haifa with the mission to record another win.”

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 1:4 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
After last Matchday’s big win where the side scored 11 goals, the Under-16 team continued with their fine play. The young Yellow & Blue took care of Rishon away which helped them move into 4th place, just 6 points off the top of the table. Tal Turgeman, Nehorai Bitton x2 and Yonatan Imberg all scored. Head Coach Raymond Atteveld looked back at the win: “We played a good match and we led by two goals but instead of pressing on the gas and getting a third to finish the game off, we gave up a goal which allowed Rishon to feel that they could get back into the contest. We made a number of substitutions and that helped get us back into the game. We controlled the pace of play for the most part, but we didn’t convert enough of our chances. Despite that, we are the team that leads the league in scoring and I hope we can continue that way, take advantage of more of our opportunities and not put it into our heads that we are scoring a lot of goals. We have to be serious and score when we have the chance to. One thing that we learned last week was how to really continuously pressure our opponent on the pitch. This was a good result against one of our rivals, I’m happy about that.”

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 7:0 Ironi Kiryat Gat
After their important win over Maccabi Haifa last week in State Cup action, the Under-15 South team again put up a quality performance on Matchday 22 against Ironi Kiryat Gat. The young Yellow & Blue are in 2nd place just one point off the top of the table. Goal scorers included Ener Oshmandi and Liel Shota with braces, Elad Kaplan, Ohad Mizrachi and Rotem Grama. Head Coach Ori David discussed the win: “We played versus a side that wanted to defend but an easy goal opened up the game and turned the contest into an easy victory. The players did their jobs and I’m proud of that.”

Maccabi “Max” Haifa 4:0 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
After moving onto the semifinal round of the State Cup, the Under-15 North squad we’re stopped cold by the Carmel Greens. The young Yellow & Blue are in 3rd place, 8 points out of first place. Head Coach Asaf Heber summed up the defeat: “This wasn’t one of our better matches. We were still in the game after the first half but we didn’t show up in the second half. We allowed Haifa to control the play, we didn’t press in the midfield, we were naive in our defensive game and we gave out gifts to our opponent. This was not a good day to say the least and we have to forget about the game and continue ahead to our next home match.”

Matchday 22 of the Israel Youth Premier League featured Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv against Maccabi Haifa at Ramle Stadium. The young Yellow & Blue entered the contest in 2nd place with 10 wins in their last 13 fans while the Greens sat in 4th place.

Head Coach Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI included Daniel Peretz in goal, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Tamir Glazer, Tomer Altman (C), Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

First Half
Maccabi had the first chance of the match in the 5’ when Almog took the ball in the center of the pitch and made his way towards the box, but his long distance opportunity hit a defender. But the ball rebounded back to Almog but his shot was saved by Sherif Kioff and sent out for a corner. A minute later, Tzarfati’s side again had a chance at the goal when Thomas sent the ball to Agada who smashed the ball out.

In the 8’ central defender Fadi Najar tried his luck from outside the box with a hard shot, but the attempt just grazed the ball. Two minutes later Altman went across the midfield and sent a through ball to Almog, but his attempt his shot went off the post. In the 12’ the Greens has their opening chance when striker Gal Katabi sent the ball towards the target but Peretz was in place to send the balk out for a corner. As the match hit the 17’ Maccabi took the lead when Shtrozberg sent a through ball to the left wing right to an awaiting Cohen who loved to the top of the box and made a pinpoint perfect pass to Thomas who found the back of the goal for a 1:0 advantage.

As the match hit the 20’ the young Yellow & Blue almost doubled their output but Agada’s chance just whistled by the post. Fifteen minutes later the Yellow & Blue had another opportunity when Cohen sent a through ball to Shalata on the left wing who went by a couple of defenders and Agada’s shot went off a defender to end the threat. In the 40’ Haifa central defender Giorgi Drasila took a long shot but Peretz was in place to make the save as Maccabi took a 1:0 lead into the break.

Second Half
Almog began the Half well as Almog received a terrific ball just at the top of the box but his attempt was saved by Kioff. In the 63’ Guy Dahan who came on as a substitute for the Greens took a chance from far out but the ball went out while ten minutes later Haifa almost drew even when Mohamed Caanan’s chance was saved by Peretz but the rebound went to Maor Levi who sent the ball into the Yellow & Blue defense. The Greens again threatened the Maccabi goal in the 77’ when Timothy crossed the ball from the right but Dahan’s attempt just missed the post. Two minutes later Agada’s shot went out.

Haifa drew even when the referees called a penalty as they determined that the Maccabi defense pulled the striker down in the box which Yam Cohen converted to make the score 1:1. In the 88’ Agada received p the ball at the top of the box, turned and unleashed a vicious shot but it hit the outside netting of the goal while two minutes later Yam Cohen again headed the ball out as the contest ended in a 1:1 draw.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Shmuel” Haifa, 12:00 Ramle Stadium (U19)
After a break last week, the Under-19 squad is back in action as they host Maccabi Haifa on Matchday 22 of the Israel Youth Premier League. Guy Tzarfati’s side are in 2nd place and are just one point off top of the table Hapoel Raanana while the Greens are in 4th place just two points away from the Yellow & Blue.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – Bnei Sakhnin, 11:00 Kiryat Shalom 1 (U17)
After last week’s 3:0 win over Beitar Jerusalem the Under-17 club will host Bnei Sakhnin on Matchday 22. The young Yellow & Blue are in first place with a 15 point lead as the visitor’s are in 13th spot with 5 league wins this season.

Hapoel “Yotam” Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 8:30 Rishon Le’Zion Superland 2 North (U16)
The Under-16 squad will travel to Rishon Le’Zion on Matchday 23. Maccabi “Oded” are currently in 5th place and are 8 points off the top of the table while the Orange are in 9th place.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Ironi Kiryat Gat, 09:30 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 South)
After last week’s terrific State Cup win over Maccabi Haifa to advance to the semifinals of the competition, the Under-15 South side will host Kiryat Gat as they will look to pick up the win. The young Yellow & Blue are in 2nd place, 4 points away from first place with a match in hand as Kiryat Gat are in 12 place with 4 league wins.

Maccabi “Max” Haifa – Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv, 14:15 Haifa Kesef Lower (U15 North)
The Under-15 North squad also move on to the State Cup Semifinal last week and will now head north for a date with the Carmel Greens on Matchday 22. Maccabi “Ilan” are in 3rd place while the Greens are in first place 5 points ahead of the Yellow & Blue.

Hapoel “Nisonov” Tel Aviv 2:2 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
The Club’s Under-19 side drew with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Derby on Matchday. Tomer Altman and Eylon Almog scored for the Yellow & Blue as they took home one point and fell to 2nd place, just one point off the top of the table. Next Matchday Guy Tzarfati’s team will host Maccabi Haifa. For the Full Match Report, CLICK HERE.

SC Ashdod 1:2 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv
After an important midweek win over Bnei Yehuda, Eliezer Ben Aharon’s defeated Ashdod away on Matchday 21 as they sit in first place, 12 points ahead of the 2nd place side. Bar Cohen and Rave Assayag scored for Maccabi. Ben Aharon summed up the victory: “Every match at Ashdod is challenging for any team and age group. Ashdod took the lead in the 14’ due to a defensive error, but our players didn’t get down as a result of the goal and pushed forward with quality chances which resulted in 2 goals. We made some changes in our attack in the second half in order to kill the game but we failed to score. However, we kept the lead as we fought and battled knowing that we needed the victory in order to win the title. Our goal as a team is to continue to play well and that creates even more motivation on their part. The players have a lot of determination and we saw that today.”

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 11:0 Beitar Ironi Maale Adumim “Tzav Pius”
The Under-16 club hosted Maale Adumim on Matchday 21 and recorded 11 goals and a clean sheet. Yali Lazar, Yishay Bozorgi and Tal Turgeman all scored hat tricks while Niv Berkovich added a brace in the win. Head Coach Raymond Atteveld talked about the match: “I’m very happy with the result and the way we pressured the opponent from the first moment. We made sure that they wouldn’t think that they could take a point and control the ball. It’s usually difficult to play these types of games and continue to score goals. I’m happy that the players did do that and they deserve to be complimented. It’s good to see that even when we score 11 goals we continued to play at the same pace.”

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 1:2 Hapoel “Rami” Tel Aviv
The Under-15 South team fell to the Reds in the Derby on Matchday 20 as Oskar Glok scored the lone goal for the Yellow & Blue. Head Coach Ori David spoke about the match: “We lost in a game that could have resulted in a big win for us. We had many good chances close to the goal after we were ahead 1:0 and we controlled the contest but two mistakes due to exhaustion cost us 2 unnecessary goals. They played well, but now we have to focus on the Cup match against Maccabi Haifa.”

Maccabi Petah Tikva 0:0 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
After an important midweek win, 2:1 over Netanya, the Under-15 North squad played Petah Tikva to a goalless draw. Asaf Heber, the Head Coach summed up the match: This is the 4th time we met Maccabi Petah Tikva this season and they are a terrific team. As the season continued we can see the differences in the level of the matches themselves and the football that’s being played. I’m proud of the football we played and how we played as we tried to take advantage of the opponent’s weak points. If we would have been a bit more clinical near the goal we could have taken home the win, but now we have to look ahead to the State Cup quarterfinals.”