Category: Junior Team

Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Dinamo Zagreb 2-1

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Just 24 hours after falling 1:0 to Real Madrid in the opening match of the Ramljak Tournamnet named for Croatian great Mladen Ramljak, Maccabi “Shachar” had the tough task of facing the competition host’s Dinamo Zagreb. Head Coach Ori Uzan made a number of changes to his starting XI as Hen Ozeri was again in goal along with a back four of Moshe Peleg, Bar Galili, Nadav Amran and Ran Vaturi. Prince Thomas, Amit Shapira, Tomer Altman (C), Yarin Sharabi, Or Dasa and Eylon Almog played in the midfield and up front.

Uzan’s troops got off to a great start taking an early lead in the 20th minute. Altman slalomed by a couple of Zagreb players and sent a deep pass to Almog who made sure to score on a one on one situation. Ten minutes later, Almog and Prince Thomas combined on a beautiful double pass as latter added to the Under-19 side’s lead going into the break ahead 2:0.

The hosts halved the Maccabi “Shachar” advantage in the 70th minute but it wasn’t enough as the young Yellow & Blue recorded the important victory in front of over 1,000 people.

Maccabi “Shachar” falls 1:0 to Real Madrid

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv kicked off against Real Madrid in Zagreb in their opening round match with new Head Coach Ori Uzan in the sidelines.

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Hen Ozeri started in goal with defenders Bar Galili, Nadav Amran, Noam Cohen and Peleg Moshe in front of him. Shay Golan, Eden Kartzev and Tomer Altman played in the midfield while Mahmoud Awesat, Eylon Almog and Or Dasa featured up front.

Maccabi began the game strong as Almog and Moshe each had an opportunity to beat the Blancos keeper but couldn’t find the back of the goal.

However, the Yellow & Blue gave up a goal in the adding half which gave Real Madrid the slim 1:0 win. Maccabi will face Slovenian side Maribor tomorrow evening at 19:00 Israel time in their second tournament match.

Tonight: Maccabi “Shachar” plays Real Madrid

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Yesterday afternoon, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv flew to Croatia to take part in the Ramljak Tournament named after Mladen Ramljak which will take place at the Dinamo Zagreb Training Facility. This competition will be new coach Ori Uzan’s first test in charge of the youth club and also a chance to get to know his players before heading out to the summer break.

This morning, the team had a light practice before taking on Real Madrid’s Youth B team at 17:30 who are coached by nine other than club legend Guti. In fact, this same Real Madrid side played in the Champions League Youth League with Maccabi Tel Aviv and mad it all the way to the semifinals of the tournament.

Two of the young Blancos Stars include 17-year old Asraf Hakimi who is part of the Moroccan National Team and Dutchman Mink Peeters the 18-year old who also plays for the Holland Youth National Team.

All the latest updates and match recap can be found right here on the Official Website including match pictures and quotes from the Yellow & Blue coach and players.

Memorial match for Shachar Brickman ZT”L

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The annual memorial match for Shachar Brickman ZT”L was held this evening at the Kiryat Shalom Training Facility as his family, including former Maccabi Tel Aviv Chairman Gideon Brickman, his wife Shosh along with the rest of the family attended. The Under-19 club named for Shachar played against their Bnei Yehuda counterparts while Youth Department Director Nir Levin, Administrative Manager Guy Zuckerman and former players, Avi Nimni, Vicki Peretz and Gady Brumer looked on.

Gideon Brickman spoke following the young Yellow & Blue’s 2:0 victory and said: “We want to thank Maccabi Tel Aviv and Mitch Goldhar for allowing us to be part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv family and its youth department.”

Shachar was a true fan and always tried to attend each and every match. He passed away after a three year battle with cancer at the age of 38 leaving behind his only daughter Roni.

Maccabi “Shachar” Defeats Bnei Yehuda 3:1

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The last Matchday of 2015/16 saw Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv take on their city rivals Bnei Yehuda at the Ramle Stadium as Ziv Arie’s side looked to end the year on a high note. The team began the match with the same lineup as last game but gave Moshe Peleg his first start after being calle up from the Under-17 squad.

Prior to kickoff, the club honored some of the players from the 1996 class who would be leaving the Youth Department and moving on including Eliel Peretz, Idan Yogev, Guy Aviv and Shaked Azulay. The players were presented flowers by the club in recognition of their service.

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In the 13th minute Tomer Altman began a nice play by chipping the ball into the box right to Eden Kartzev, but his weak chance was saved by the keeper. The Yellow & Blue continued pressuring the Bnei Yehuda goal and their efforts were rewarded with a 21st minute goal. Or Dasa handed Kartzev an intelligent pass who shot right towards the heart of the goal with all of his might for a 1:0 Maccabi lead.

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Maccabi continued pressing the Bnei Yehuda defense as Dasa again featured in creating the second goal of the match passing the ball to Almog who pounded the ball behind the Bnei Yehuda keeper good for a 2:0 advantage in the 29th minute.

Shay Golan, Tomer Altman and Eylon Almog all had a chance to increase the lead before the break but the trio couldn’t find the back of the Bnei Yehuda goal.

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Coach Ziv Arie made a pair of substitutions to open the second half as Mahmoud Awesat and Ran Vaturi were introduced in favor of Dov Amran and Eylon Almog. Just five minutes after the break Or Dasa went one on one with the Bnei Yehuda keeper and added a goal to his two assists to make the match 3:0 in favor of Maccabi. Shay Konstantin took goal back for the visitors but t was too little too late as the Under-19 side collected the three points to end their campaign that included a trip to the Champions League Youth League.

ORI UZAN APPOINTED AS YOUTH TEAM COACH

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Ori Uzan will coach Maccabi’s Youth team Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Schahar’ as of next season and will replace Ziv Ariye after three years in the job

Uzan (37) joined Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Department last season after holding positions as Assistant Coach at the senior teams of Maccabi Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Petah Tikva and guided the U-17’s to the league championship.

The club said: “We would like to thank Ziv Ariye for the three seasons in which he guided Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Schahar’ to win the championship and was the first coach to guide an Israeli side in UEFA’s Youth Champions league. We wish Ori Uzan success in his new role”.

Yom Hazikaron: Day of Remembrance at the Youth Department

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The Youth Department held their annual Yom Hazikaron Ceremony on what is undoubtedly the toughest day for the whole country. The players from the Youth Department and Club personnel along with their families took part in the observance.

Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted the family of Ilan Sviatkovsky ZT”L, a fan of the club who was killed in 2010 in an exchange of fire with terrorists who were planting explosives along the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip. Ilan’s family honored us with their presence on this very difficult day.

They shall all be remembered.

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Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results May 7, 2016

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 2:3 Hapoel Tel Aviv

Plenty of goals at the Ramle Stadium on Saturday afternoon saw the young Yellow-and-Blue fall in the Derby against Hapoel. For the full match report CLICK HERE

Hapoel Raanana 0:4 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv

Ori Uzan and his charges moved closer to capturing the league championship after defeating Raanana 4:0 away. Sa’ar Berami scored a hat-trick while Afek Blass also found the back of the home team’s goal as Maccabi “Oded” sit atop the table by 5 points with only 6 points left in the bank. Next week the Under-17 club will visit Netanya with one goal in mind; take home the title.

Maccabi Petach Tikva 1:0 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv

Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s Under-16 team won their league midweek with a few matches remaining; one of which was at their Petach Tikva counterpart. The Yellow-and-Blue were called for a penalty which ended up deciding the contest as they fell away 1:0.

SC Ashdod 1:0 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv

Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv 1:0 Bnei Sakhnin

Maccabi “Shachar” loses to Hapoel 3:2

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Matchday 28 of the Toto Youth League pitted Maccabi against Hapoel in the second Tel Aviv Derby of the season at the Ramle Stadium. The young Yellow-and-Blue lost to Hapoel in the 90th minute of the team’s first encounter of the campaign as Ziv Arie’s charges looked to avenge the effect with just three games left. Oliel Peretz was unavailable as he was with the senior side and Haviv Ohayon was out due to an injury.

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The Derby began with both side’s looking to impress. Maccabi had the first opportunity of the match when Eden Kartzev sent Guy Aviv a magnificent ball, but his effort was staved off for a corner kick. The home side continued to press with Kanichowsky, Dasa and Almog all testing their luck from outside of the box.

Finally, Maccabi struck in the 19th minute when Kartzev was pulled down in front of the goal good for an 11 meter spot kick. Tomer Altman stepped up and scored giving Arie’s side a 1:0 lead. However, Hapoel pulled even in the 33rd minute when Ibrahim Sfori beat keeper Hen Ozeri. 1:1 in the Derby.

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If you thought that this was going to be the end of the scoring in the first half, you were mistaken as it didn’t take long for Almog to give Maccabi the 2:1 lead when his 25 meter effort beat the Hapoel keeper who was not in place to make the save. But with just three minutes left in the half, Hapoel drew even once again as Raz Itzhak scored from close in to head into the break at 2:2.

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The second half began with the same players as both coaches opted to keep the same Starting XI on the pitch. As both clubs played a bit more tentatively, it took 20 minutes for Hapoel to break the deadlock as Eden Hershkowitz scored the Red’s third goal of the afternoon.

Arie made a double substitution looking to tie up the match as Omri Haramati and Yarin Sharabi were introduced for Or Dasa and Tomer Altman. With the contest nearing its end, Mahmoud Awesat and Amit Rosenboim also came on, but Maccabi “Shachar” couldn’t find the equalizer as they fell to Hapoel 3:2 in the final youth Derby of the season.

Youth Department Action, Saturday May 7, 2016

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv, 16:00, Ramle

The Tel Aviv Derby returns to the Under-19 League as Ziv Arie’s charges will look to avenge their 1:0 loss in the first round of matches in the 90th minute at Wolfson.

Hapoel Raanana – Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv, 09:00, Raanana

Ori Uzan and Leon Asraf’s side is on the verge of capturing the 2015/16 league title for the Under-17 age group. With a five point lead over the second place club, the young Yellow-and-Blue will look to win away at Raanana and possibly take the championship this Saturday.

Maccabi “Moshe Dayan” Petach Tikva – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 08:30, Petach Tikva

The Under-16 team took home their league championship this past Wednesday and will travel to Petach Tikva looking to continue their fine form against the second place side.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Sports Club Ashdod, 09:00, Kiryat Shalom

Following their league clinching victory last week in Haifa, Amir Sofer and Ran Elias’s club will come home and look to finish their year off on a positive note against the Ashdod side.

Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv – Bnei Sakhnin, 11:30, Kiryat Shalom

Ran Elias and Amir Sofer host their counterparts from Sakhnin at Kiryat Shalom with two Matchdays remaining in the season.