Maccabi “Shlomi” Netanya 0:1 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

Ziv Arie’s Under-19 side visited Maccabi Netanya on Matchday 18 of the Toto Youth League and recorded an important victory in the battle for the top of the table. The match recap, picture gallery and a video of the goal can be found by CLICKING HERE

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 4:0 SC Julis 

Ori Uzan and his Under-17 team got back on the winning track after defeating SC Julis at Kiryat Shalom. The young Yellow-and-Blue received goals from Neil Goldberg, Yarin Sharabi, Thomas Prince and Netanel Peretz helping Maccabi return to first place.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 5:0 Bnei Yehuda

Eliezer Ben Aharon and his side picked up a victory in the “Mini Derby” with a hat trick by Sahar Barami while Gil Rahimi and Muflach Shalta also scored at Kiryat Shalom.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 7:0 Hapoel Ramat Gan

Amir Sofer won his first match as coach of the Under-15 team against Hapoel Ramat Gan at Kiryat Shalom. Even though the young Yellow-and-Blue keeper picked up a red card in the second minute, Maccabi “Eldad” was still able to win big with a hat trick by Omri Ram, Ra’ava Assayag’s brace and single goals by Aviv Nidam and Bar Cohen.

Maccabi “Team 2 Tel Aviv 4:0 Hapoel “Nir” Ramat HaSharon

Maccabi’s second Under-15 club also won as coach Ran Elias’s side defeated their counterparts from Ramat HaSharon on a brace by Amit Yakov and goals by Yarin Bazar and Ariel Sheradsky.

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Under-19 club visited the Maccabi Netanya training facility on Matchday 18 of the Toto Youth League. Entering the match with a three game winning streak, Ziv Arie’s team had been playing terrific football of late as the coach made one change to last week’s starting lineup inserting Eden Kartzev in place of Omri Harami who had been in basic training for the majority of the week.

As the teams walked onto the pitch, the Yellow-and-Blue found themselves four points from the top of the table and leaders Maccabi Haifa. The hosts had the first chance of the day as a left side cross met the head of the Netanya striker but Haviv Ohayon was in place to knock the ball away. Immediately following the Netanya opportunity it was time for Maccabi to have a pair of chances but Gaby Kanichowsky and Eden Kartzev both couldn’t find the back of the goal.

In the 22nd minute Almog Eylon was fouled right outside of the box but his 17-meter free kick went wide of the goal. As the match hit the 30th tick of the clock, Ohayon kept his clean sheet intact as the young keeper made two fantastic saves to keep the game goalless.

However, that would change in the 42nd minute as the match hit the turning point with a beautiful goal by Oliel Peretz. Amit Shapira began the attack sending the ball to Almog who chipped it to Peretz who raced up the middle of the pitch and nutmegged the Netanya keeper giving the Yellow-and-Blue the lead as the sides headed into the break.

The first fifteen minutes of the second half saw Idan Yogev and Ran Vaturi pick up yellow cards and coach Ziv make a pair of substitutions bringing in Omri Haramati and Or Dasa in place of Shay Golan and Eden Kartzev. Almog then had a chance to double the Maccabi “Shachar” lead as he took a deep pass and made it through the defense but couldn’t find a way to put the ball past the keeper. Mahmoud Awesat was then brought into the match for Almog to try and find the elusive insurance marker.

Haviv Ohayon made sure to keep his side in the lead though, making another tremendous save with a quarter hour remaining in the contest. Haramati had an opportunity to add to the lead as he took a fabulous ball from Peretz but was also unable to beat the Netanya shot stopper as the match ended in a 1:0 win for Maccabi.

The victory moved the Yellow-and-Blue to within one point of first place Maccabi Haifa as the Greens fell to Hapoel Beer Sheva potentially setting up a massive game between the teams in just two weeks.

Maccabi “Shlomi” Netanya – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 12:30, Netanya

The Under-19 side plays away at Netanya in an important contest this Saturday with one goal in mind: to continue their winning streak that currently stands at three games after defeating Bnei Sakhnin, SC Ashdod and Bnei Yehuda. The point differential between first and second place where Maccabi finds themselves, stands at four.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – SC Julis 12:15, Kiryat Shalom

Maccabi “Oded” hosts SC Julis this Saturday at Kiryat Shalom as the Under-17 team will try to get back onto the winning track after falling to Kiryat Shemona last week.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – Bnei Yehuda 10:20, Kiryat Shalom

Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s charges will kick off against Bnei Yehuda in the Mini-Derby at Kiryat Shalom. The Under-16 club is neck and neck with SC Ashdod atop of the table with the young Yellow-and-Blue holding a light advantage due to better goal differential.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Ramat Gan 08:30, Kiryat Shalom

Maccabi “Eldad” leads their league by eight points and this Saturday they will host Ramat Gan hoping to continue their good form and maintain their advantage.

Maccabi “Team 2 Tel Aviv – Hapoel “Nir” Ramat HaSharon 10:20, Kiryat Shalom

After a fabulous victory last Matchday against Hapoel Haifa, the Under-15 side will host Ramat HaSharon at Kiryat Shalom and try to collect three points to cut the point differential atop of the table.

After beginning the second round of the Toto League campaign on the right foot, Maccabi “Shachar” looked to avenge a first round loss against Bnei Sakhnin, this time under the watchful eyes of First Team Head Coach Peter Bosz and his assistant Hendrie Kruzen.

The first fifteen minutes of the match saw both sides checking each other out with neither team taking the bull by the horns early on. In the 16th minute Eylon Almog looked to have scored the game’s first goal on a gorgeous header, but it was ruled to be offside keeping the contest goalless. Two minutes later, Sakhnin had a chance to take the lead but Haviv Ohayon was in the right place to keep the ball out of the Maccabi goal.

Gaby Kanichowsky and Almog each had a quality chance just a few minutes later, with the former taking a deep pass from Omri Haramti and shooting the ball right into the opposing keeper’s hands while the latter’s one-on-one opportunity went wide of the goal. As the match began to settle down, the two teams went into the break knotted up at 0:0.

Maccabi “Shachar” came out for the second half like a house on fire as Haramati’s header went off the post and out. Finally in the 51st minute, the hosts would see their efforts pay dividends. Amit Rosenboim’s free kick went off of the post and right to Amit Shapira who chipped the ball over the keeper and the opposing players giving the Yellow-and-Blue a 1:0 lead. Following the goal, Head Coach Ziv Arie introduced Eden Kartzev in place of Shay Golan and four minutes later brought on Mahmoud Awesat for Almog.

The match remained close right to the final clicks of the clocks with efforts by Awesat and Kartzev not finding the back of the Sakhnin goal. In the 88th minute the visitors had a chance to draw even after the referee whistled for a penalty after a handball in the box. However, the Sakhnin keeper stepped up to take the spot kick and hit the bar as Ohayon controlled the ball and helped his side earn the valuable three points.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:0 Bnei Sakhnin

Ziv Arie’s side defeated Bnei Sakhnin 1:0 on a goal by Amit Shapira under the watchful eyes of Peter Bosz and Hendrie Kruzen. For the complete match recap CLICK HERE.

Hapoel Kiryat Shemona 2:1 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv

The young Yellow-and-Blue lost to Kiryat Shemona in a tough away match. Prince Thomas gave Maccabi the lead, but a pair of goals by the hosts sent the Under-17 team home from the north empty handed.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 2:2 Hapoel Tel Aviv

Maccabi and Hapoel split the points in a Derby draw. Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s side took the lead twice on goals by Gil Rahimi and Idan Tzioni, however the Reds came back to draw even and take a point.

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 0:1 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv

In Ran Elias’s first match as coach, the Under-15 team won away at the wine city 1:0. Omri Ram scored the lone goal of the match in the 5th minute to take the three points.

Hapoel Haifa 0:5 Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv

The Yellow-and-Blue scored five times to get back onto the winning track after last Matchday’s defeat. Goal scorers for the Under-15 side included a brace by Amit Ya’akov, Stav Aharon, Eden Silam and Idan Dahan.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv got the second round of Toto League matches underway with a visit to SC Ashdod. The last match between the two sides saw Dan Glazer score the decisive goal, but the  captain transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle and will no longer be with the club for the balance of the season. Idan Yogev was given the captain’s armband in his place to lead Ziv Arie’s side who were looking to pick up another win after a victory last week against Bnei Yehuda. Ron Gabbay who was loaned from Maccabi to Ashdod met his former club for the first time as well.

Maccabi began the match pressing their opponent but it was Ashdod who garnered the first chance  when the host’s header was tipped to safety with the aid of the bar by Haviv Ohayon. Even though Maccabi controlled the tempo of play, the young Yellow-and-Blue were unable to capitalize on their opportunities.

In the 30th Ashdod again had a chance to take the lead taking advantage of a mistake by the Maccabi defense, but their effort went wide of the goal. However, in the 41st minute Gaby Kanichowsky and Oliel Peretz combined on a gorgeous play that gave the Yellow-and-Blue the lead. Peretz, who just returned to the Under-19 team laid off a beauty of a pass to Eylon Almog at the edge of the box as Almog sent the ball into the top left hand corner of the goal to take a 1:0 lead which the visitors took into the break.

Head Coach Ziv Arie made a substitution to open up the second half as Or Dasa replaced Shay Golan. The second half was played at a slower pace than the first due to the many fouls that were called. Dasa had a chance to help add to the Maccabi lead but his header went wide of the goal.

Three more substitutions were made by Arie over the course of the second half as the coach introduced Mahmoud Awesat, Omri Haramati and Tomer Altman. The balance of the half saw end to end action but neither side was able to take advantage of their opportunities as the match ended with Maccabi picking up the valuable three points to open the second round.