The Maccabi Tel Aviv players received casual wear from the club’s official fashion designer, the BOSS brand today, Wednesday.

The prestigious BOSS brand which has been the Club’s official fashion designer for the past four years. The players came to the HUGO BOSS store at the Ramat Aviv shopping Mall where a special launch event took place to celebrate the cooperation.

The BOSS brand is the official fashion designer for Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich.

The collection for the club was specifically selected as it’s adapted for Israel’s climate as part of a young and fashionable line. The color chosen was navy blue and includes slim fit t-shirts, polo shirts and chino pants that are characterized by their narrow fit along with navy blue sneakers that are perfect for the latest fashions. The players also received a custom made sporty-business jacket.

Not every day a Maccabi players reaches 500 appearances for the club – and not in every day we have such crazy prizes to give. You must have heard that Sheran Yeini made his 500^th appearance for the club recently – as now you might be celebrating as well.

To honour the captain’s extra ordinary landmark we invite you to participate in a competition ‘Play and win’.

How to play?

The game awaits you here in this article

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With your player collect the captain’s armbands whilst avoiding the X and try to collect as many points as possible

The prizes:

First prize: The match shirt from Yeini’s 500^th appearance !

Second prize: The captain’s armband from Yeini’s 500^th appearance  !

Third prize: An official Maccabi scarf (10 different winners)

Didn’t win any of the top 3 prizes ? Never mind, you still deserve a benefit – purchase an official Maccabi shirt in the online or flagship store at Bloomfield and the cost for the print of Yeini’s name and shirt number – is on us ! (Please note: At the end of the game you should receive a coupon code you should submit on the purchase page q present in the store).

Ready? Go for it !

Watch the clip from the players’ tunnel in 360 (please note to watch the clip through the YOUTUBE app as you could change the angle by moving your screen or mouse).

Wish to watch clips on VR?

You are welcome to use the browser on your VR device via www.divo.live and through the sports category enter the Maccabi page, download it to your device for viewing. Struggling to activate the VR clip? You can find support in the following link:

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This is not everything: Watch some of the derby’s highlights on 360

This year Maccabi is also taking part in ShoppingIL – the Israeli shopping festivities – as you are benefiting big time. Plenty of special prices and discounts on a selection of products can already be found at the official online store. As of now a 48-hour-window has been open packed with an online shopping festival. Now is the time to join thousands of Israelies who are shopping at this moment online and enjoy the sales and special discounts. Who do you join? Over the next couple of days (November 9th-10th) a variety of discounts on special sought after products await you all. The good news is that those products are already waiting for you at the online store and the club’s flagship store at Bloomfield stadium.

Click here to go to the online store.

And: A ticket for the crucial home match against LASK at a reduced price.

In addition, over the next 48 hours you can enjoy a special deal to purchase tickets at attractive prices (From NIS 60) to the crucial Conference League group stage against LASK at Bloomfield stadium. 

Itzhaki whose side came back from an early goal said: “To concede an early goal is far from pleasant, but when I look at the game, it was a one sided match. On the one hand I am satisfied because I think we played well, but on the other hand I am disappointed because we didn’t win. When you play so well it is important to win but we didn’t do so which is a pity. A derby is a derby and the cliche says that it has its’ own rules. After many years Hapoel reached the derby above us in the table, I think they are playing good football, but we cancelled them in every part of the pitch” he added, “We dominated the game, Ernstas Setkus gave a man of the match performance and deserves the credit for it. If not for him, the result would have been totally different and we would be sitting here talking a little different”.

When asked what he told the players at halftime, Itzhaki added: “We went into the dressing room at halftime as I told my players in the dressing room: ‘I don;t have too much to tell you as you are playing well. We conceded that goal and if we will keep on playing this way we will score and also win the match’. At the end of the day we didn’t score the second goal but in comparison to previous matches there are plenty of good things to take out of this match”.

On the team’s form, Itzhaki said: “I said earlier that we didn’t start the season well, which is a fact. We did have good results in Europe which I am happy about, but we didn’t have a good start to the season. Some of the players’ didn’t have the best start to the season but we all remember that these are the same players who pulled an amazing comeback and had an amazing season. Last season they were good and I believe it will repeat itself. It is all a matter of confidence and hard work – it will repeat itself. Players don;t forget how to play football”.

When asked about the team’s defence that conceded the largest number of goals in the league (15), Itzhaki replied: “there is no doubt that this is the first thing we must improve”.

On the ongoing search for a new coach, Itzhaki answered: “We are not bringing a coach who knows only to defend. When one selects a coach you have to look at every aspect and I am certain that we will sit together on the matches we played up until now and improve several things. I think there are many good things to take from today’s game, I am very optimistic about the team – we had a very good game today”.

When asked if Maccabi didn’t speak with a potential replacement before the departure of the previous coach, Itzhaki explained: “I can’t recall in the past that the owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv ever spoke to other coaches while there was one still in charge. As soon as the coach was dismissed names were mentioned and we began playing. We are still waiting for the right coach”.

On the goals Maccabi still has this season, Itzhaki remained adamant: “We showed last season that we were capable to bounce back despite a poor start. It is not going to be easy, but I don’t want to look too far ahead, I want to just look at one step at a time, from game to game and start collecting points. In the current situation we are in it wouldn’t be right to look too far ahead”.

Pre Game

Maccabi arrived at Bloomfield stadium for the Tel Aviv derby on the back of two successive victories over Ironi Kiryat Shmona (3-1) in the league and HJK Helsinki (3-0) in the Conference League.

Maccabi were also aiming to build on those victories and record a second successive league win for the first time this season which would improve their position in the table. A lot more than local bragging rights were at stake, as Maccabi were aiming to extend the unbeaten run in derbies which has been stretched to a staggering 14 matches.

Interim coach Barak Itzhaki made only one change from the side that beat Helsinki in the Conference League on Thursday as Eyal Golasa replaced Tal Ben Chaim in the starting line-up. However, Sheran Yeini joined Luis Hernandez and Shahar Piven as a third central defender right in front of goalkeeper Daniel Peretz while Andre Geraldes and Enric Saborit completed the defensive line as the two wing backs. Dan Glazer and Eyal Golasa were the midfield engine room duo while Gabi Kanichowsky was handed slightly more central attacking role. Brandley Kuwas who scored goals in both matches against Kiryat Shmona and HJK kept his place in support of Croatian striker Stipe Perica as Itzhaki made changes to the formation.

Shortly before kick-off, veteran captain Sheran Yeini whose Thursday’s Conference League victory over HJK was his 500th appearance for the club – received a framed shirt with the number 500 to honour his impressive landmark.

First Half

Bloomfield stadium was packed for the second time this season as the electric atmosphere spilled onto the pitch with a barrage of flares thrown from the visitors’ end shortly after kick-off caused a delay. When the smoke had cleared and play resumed Hapoel took the lead within a minute as Dan Einbinder found a gap in Maccabi’s defence before sending Osher Davida with a through ball allowing him to fire a low drive past Daniel Peretz.

It took Maccabi until the 27th minute to create the first serious threat on goal as a Brandley Kuwas free kick from near the corner flag fell to Luis Hernandez whose flick on target forced Ernestas Setkus to push the ball beyond his post. Three minutes later, Kuwas’ pinpoint cross into the area saw Stipe Perica rise above Hapoel’s defence before the tall Croat sent a header which forced Setkus to punch the ball and clear the danger.

Ben Biton who was booked earlier by referee Roi Reinshreiber, avoided an early shower after a rough tackle on Saborit went unpunished.

Due to the long delay caused by the pyrotechnics after kick-off, Reinshreiber indicated eight minutes of added time to the first half. Perica must have thought he had scored as his powerful header following a Kuwas accurate cross resulted with a spectacular Setkus last gasp save.

Second Half

With no changes after the interval Maccabi began the second half where it left off as Perica kept on looking dangerous on crosses. In the 48th minute a Gabi Kanichowsky free kick was headed by Perica but the ball struck the base of the post and rolled across Setkus’ goal.

right on the hour mark, Hapoel were reduced to 10 men as Mohamed Kalil Traore struck the lively Kanichowsky in the head before being sent off for a second bookable offence

Maccabi came within a touch away from levelling the score as Saborit’s telling cross that eluded Hapoel’s defence saw Kuwas slide-in but agonisingly miss the ball that rolled wide. Barak Itzhaki reacted instantly as he made his first change with Matan Hozez replacing Shahar Piven to revert to a four-man defensive line.

Maccabi finally managed to level the score in the 75th minute as Kuwas scored his third goal in three matches. Kanichowsky curled a corner which was punched by Setkus into the path of Kuwas whose half volley flew past Hapoel’s entire defence to beat the Lithuanian keeper and make it 1-1 to send Maccabi’s fans into raptors. In the 78th minute Kanichowsky sent a powerful drive from inside the area that was making its’ way into the top corner before Setkus pulled another stunning save to deny the diminutive midfielder. Itzhaki made a double change on 79 as Dan Biton replaced the industrious Golasa while Ofir Davidzada came in for Saborit.

As the game reached its’ closing stages and the fourth official signalled that four minutes would be added on, Itzhaki made his final substitution as Eduardo Guerrero replaced Perica. But despite all their efforts to snatch a late winner Maccabi couldn’t find a breakthrough as the match ended in a draw.