Category: Junior Team

Youth Department action, Saturday January 28, 2017

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion “Yehuda”, 14:00 Ramle Stadium
Following two away matches, Guy Tzarfati’s club returns home and will look to get back onto the winning track against the 11th place team. The Yellow & Blue find themselves with 28 points in 4th position on the table.

Ashdod “Zilber” – Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv, 11:30 Ashdod
Eliezer Ben Aharon’s squad returns after a three week break and will look to keep their 7-point lead atop of the table in the Under-17 Ligat Ha’Al against the port city side.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, 11:00 Kiryat Shalom
The Under-16 team under the tutelage of Alon Brumer are in fine form as they enter the Little Tel Aviv Derby. With 42 points, the club is just one point away from table leaders Maccabi Petach Tikva.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Beer Sheva, 12:30 Kiryat Shalom
Ori David’s squad will host the southern side after a draw against Bnei Yehuda last Matchday as the will look to get back onto the winning track. Beer Sheva finds themselves in 4th place, two spots below Maccabi.

Hapoel Tel Aviv North – Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv, 08:30, Wolfson 2
Maccabi “Ilan” will take part in the Big Tel Aviv Derby at Hapoel Tel Aviv as they sit in the second to last place with 7 points.

Maccabi “Shachar” to face Maccabi Herzliya in State Cup action

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This past weekend, a State Cup Draw was held for the various youth department clubs around the country. Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv will face Maccabi Herzliya on February 4th while the Maccabi “Oded” will play a Derby against Hapoel “Tzachi Ben Porat” Tel Aviv.

The Under-16 club, Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” will face Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle and Maccabi “Ilan” will kick off against Maccabi “Hadar” Herzliya.

Yellow & Blue Saturday – Match Results January 21, 2017

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Beitar Tubruk 0:0 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
The Under-19 squad couldn’t get back onto the winning track as they had trouble finding the the Tubruk goal in a goalless draw. For the full match report and photo gallery, CLICK HERE

Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle 0:3 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
Alon Brumer’s team continued on its way with yet another fine result staying within one point of the top of the table. Asaf Hershko gave Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” a 1:0 lead in the 25th minute, while Koren Gadge and Bar Cohen added a pair of goals in the 75th and 78th minutes respectively to seal the win.

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2:2 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
The “Match of the Season” saw the two top teams battle it out to a 2:2 draw. The hosts took a 1:0 lead in the 15th minute but goals by Stav Nachmani in the 42nd minute and Or Roisman in the 54th minute gave Ori David’s side the one goal advantage. However, Bnei Yehuda found the equalizer in the 80th minute to split the points and keep the status quo.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 3:1 Maccabi “Yehuda Partush” Petach Tikva
The Under-15 North side came back from the break with a solid 3:1 victory. Amir Sofer’s squad broke the ice in the second half with a 55th minute goal by Shay Bozurgi which was followed up by a 73rd minute own goal. The hosts cut the lead to 2:1 in the 79th minute while Yaheli Lazar added an insurance marker to wrap up the win.

Tzarfati: “We have to work more on finishing”

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Maccabi “Shachar” wanted to head home with 3-points following their Matchday 16 encounter against Beitar Tubruk along with getting back onto the winning track. However, Guy Tzarfati’s club came back disappointed after splitting the points.

“I don’t think we concentrated enough,” summed up Tzarfati. “I don’t want to come up with excuses but it was tough to play technical football on this pitch. When the opportunity presented itself, we had to score. When that didn’t happen, we also didn’t have a simple time dealing with deep passes. Our preparation was fine, but we weren’t sharp enough in the offensive zone and we had to score a goal.”

What needs to be improved:

“Everything we did in the Beitar Tubruk match was fine except for our finishing. We have to improve in this area and it has to be a point that we really work on. We will have to work more on finishing with the young players. Our job is to take the youngsters and teach them how to play under pressure. We’re working on exactly that.”

Maccabi “Shachar” & Tubruk draw 0-0

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Prematch
The Under-19 squad came into Matchday 16 after falling to Kiryat Shemona 2:1 last week up north. Following that match, central defender Raani Hamza moved to Maccabi Shearayim of the Leumit League. Tomer Altman, Amit Rosenboim and Omer Kats were injured and unavailable for the contest, while Guy Shetach, Mahmoud Awesat and Netanel Peretz were included in Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI.

First Half
Maccabi “Shachar” controlled the tempo of the match playing primarily in the midfield while looking for a way past the Tubruk defense. Netanel Peretz had a great chance in the 34th minute when he took the from ball 6 meters out, but his effort went over bar. Ron Zamir also took a stab at the Tubruk goal but missed the target. Near the end of the first half, Tubruk had a magnificent chance to take the lead as Sosa went in all alone on Hen Ozeri. However, the young Yellow & Blue keeper made a huge save as the ball went out for a corner.

Second Half
Tubruk had a number of counters at the start of the second half as Ozeri came up big again stoning Sosa from in close. In the 60th minute, Fadi Najar picked up a yellow card and four minutes later Guy Tzarfati made his first substitution as Eylon Almog replaced Or Dasa.

The insertion of Almog gave the Under-19’s new life as just two minutes after the striker came onto the pitch, he almost gave his side the lead, but the Tubruk keeper Ohayon made the stop sending the ball out for a corner. Almog again had a wonderful chance in the box but Ohayon made the save to keep the match goalless.

Amit Shapira was introduced in the 77th minute in favor of Awesat and Prince Thomas came on a bit later to try and find a winner which he almost did from 16-meters, but his chance went off of the left post as the match ended in a 0:0 draw. Next Saturday Maccabi “Shachar” will host Ironi Rishon Le’Zion Yehuda at the Ramle Stadium.

Avi Cohen’s Widow Speaks to Maccabi “Shachar”

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Just prior to kicking off at Beitar Tubruk on Saturday, 12:00, the Maccabi “Shachar” players had the privilege to listen to Dorit Cohen, Avi Cohen z”l’s widow, about her husband’s illustrious career as a player for the Yellow & Blue and beyond.

Cohen tragically passed away just over six years ago due to a motorbike accident. Dorit along with Or Yarok and the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation are committed to keeping Avi’s legacy alive through programming with the youngsters and youth of Maccabi. Over the course of the presentation Dorit spoke about Avi’s life and times, how he was able to succeed and even have the opportunity to star for the Liverpool. The lecture was so moving that some of the participants began to cry.

Straight from the lecture, the players went to the training pitch and learnt about what type of influence alcohol can have and the dangers that it can cause especially when driving. The young Yellow & Blue put on special “Drunk Glasses” that impair your vision to show what it is like to have had to much to drink as attempted to dribble the ball and shoot at the goal. Here are the results:

פעילות למניעת נהיגה תחת השפעת אלכוהול

Youth Department action, Saturday January 21, 2017

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Beitar Turuk – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, Tubruk, 12:00
Maccabi came up short last week in Kiryat Shemona falling 2:1 to the northern team and will now look to get back onto the winning track. Guy Tzarfati’s side will attempt to move out of 4th place on Matchday 16 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al.

Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, Ramle, 10:45
Alon Brumer’s squad has been playing extremely well and will look to continue their fine form after scoring 7 goals last Matchday. The young Yellow & Blue find themselves just just one point off of the top of the table where Maccabi “Moshe Dayan” Petach Tikva currently sit.

Bnei Yehuda “Grundman” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, Shechuna HaTikva, 10:30
After losing their first match of the season last Matchday, the Under-15’s will be playing their “Match of the Season” against Bnei Yehuda in the Little Derby. The hosts are in first place with 34 points while Ori David’s side find themselves in second place with 32.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Yehuda Partush” Petach Tikva, Kiryat Shalom 9:00
Amir Sofer’s crew come back from the break raring to go with a top of the table clash against their Petach Tikva counterparts who are just 2 points ahead of Maccabi “Ilan” as they sit in third place.

Kartzev scores brace for Israel in 4:0 win

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The Under-17 Israel National Team is participating in a tournament in Belarus that began play today. Gadi Brumer’s side defeated Georgia 4:0 as Maccabi’s Eden Kartzev scored a brace. Even though Kartzev is playing with the Under-17 due to his age, he is part of Maccabi’s Under-19 squad.

Guy Dahan gave the Blue & White a 1:0 lead in the 13th minute while Kartzev scored his first of two 14 minutes later after taking advantage of a Georgian defensive mistake. In the 53rd minute, the Yellow & Blue midfielder scored his second of the contest from 14 meters out. With 20 minutes remaining in the match, Nasir Magduv scored Israel’s fourth goal. Tomorrow, the Blue & While will face their Ukrainian counterparts.

Other than Kartzev, Maccabi’s Daniel Peretz, Alon Strosberg, Amit Glazer, Tomer Machlof and Eyal Hen are also part of the squad.

Yellow & Blue Saturday – Match Results January 14, 2017

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Hapoel Kiryat Shemona 2:1 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
Guy Tzarfati’s side traveled up to Kiryat Shemona with a two match win streak. Dor Galili scored for the Yellow & Blue but 13 minutes to time saw the hosts take home all three points. For the full match report CLICK HERE

Gadna “Roni” Tel Aviv 0:7 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
Gil Ben Shalosh scored a brace for the Under-16 squad while Raava Assayag, Omri Ram, Bar Cohen, Dan Lugassi and Asaf Hershko all scored for Alon Brumer’s team in the Little Tel Aviv Derby.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 1:2 Beitar “Gadi” Jerusalem
After 13 games, Head Coach Ori David and his Under-15’s suffered their first loss. Stav Nachmani gave the young Yellow & Blue the early lead in the 4th minute, however the capital city side drew even on a 24th minute penalty and two minutes after the break took the lead for good.

Maccabi “Shachar” falls to Kiryat Shemona 2:1

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Prematch
Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Kiryat Shemona as they took on their northern counterpart on Matchday 15 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al. The young Yellow & Blue came into the contest with a 2 match win streak and looked to take home another three points.

Guy Tzarfati had to make do without the injured Amit Rosenboim and Daniel Peretz who was with the National Team as Hen Ozeri and Noam Cohen both got the start.

First Half
Both sides played tentative football over the first quarter hour, but it would be the hosts who would take a 1:0 lead thanks to Rotem Hatuel in the 18th minute. Or Dasa attempted to send a number of deep balls to his teammates over the Kiryat Shemona defense that didn’t find their marks while counterattacks by Eylon Almog and Dor Galili missed the target as Maccabi “Shachar” went into the break down by a goal.

Second Half
Just four minutes into the second half, Dasa was able to get a deep ball into the box right to Almog who took a terrific shot that Kiryat Shemona keeper Daniel Banish was able to kick save right onto the feet of Dor Galili who scored the equalizer from in close.

However, in the 77th minute, Kiryat Shemona regained the lead on a counter thanks to Itzhak Lugassi. Tzarfati’s players tried to draw the Yellow & Blue even but to no avail coming up short 2:1 versus Kiryat Shemona as they will now get ready for next week’s encounter against Beitar Tubruk.