Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Tzur Shalem in the Israel State Cup competition as the 2nd place young Yellow & Blue kicked off against the 10th place Liga Leumit Youth side. Head Coach Guy Tzarfati’s attack included Eylon Almog, Mufleh Shalata and William Agada.

Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Ran Vaturi, Alon Shtrozberg, Tomer Mahluf, Fadi Najar, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

Almog found the back of the goal in the 18’ to give Maccabi “Shachar” a 1:0 lead after he went by a defender and scored from 7 meters out. Tzur Shalem evened up the contest in the second half, but the Yellow & Blue regained the advantage thanks to substitute Eyal Hen. As the match closed in on the 90’ the referee handed a penalty to Tzur Shalem who duly covered to send the match into extra time.

In the 110’ Agada was issued a red card after fouling a Tzur Shalem player from behind. Just as the match was about to head to penalties the Maccabi defense passed the ball back to Peretz, however, the Tzur Shalem striker jumped on it and put it behind the shot stopper sending the U-19’s to a 3:2 defeat.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:0 Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion “Yehuda”
The Under-19 squad hosted Rishon Le’Zion on Matchday 17 of the Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al as Guy Tzarfati’s side picked up their 8th win in 9 games and now find themselves in 2nd place, just 1 point our of first place. Tomer Altman scored the lone goal of the contest. For the full match report Click Here

Beitar Tubruk 0:4 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv
The Under-17 side returned from their break with a win over Tubruk on Matchday 16 and sit in first place, 9 points ahead of the second place squad. The goal scorers included, Shai Balahassn, Omer Itzhaki, Nadav Nidam and Gil Ben Shalosh. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon commented following the match: “It’s no secret that there were a few things that occurred this week that threw the team a bit off balance, but despite that we proved once again that the club is stronger than any single player. We have good players at Maccabi Tel Aviv and any one of them can be in the Starting XI and that’s the strength of the team and the club. The first 20 minutes were even but then we took control of the pace and scored some beautiful goals. I’m happy with the result and it was very important especially this week. I told the players that if we want to move on to the next chapter of this season, then they have to put aside the first half of the campaign and begin to write the next part. I’m proud of the players that they drew up the first page of the next 15 pages that will be the second chapter, in a very positive and professional way. We will come into the match against Raanana ready to go.”

Ironi Modiin 1:4 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
The Under-16 team got back onto the winning track on Matchday 17 at Modiin and now are in 5th place just 5 points off the top of the table. Goal scorers included Itay Ben Hemo, Yehali Lazar, Or Roizman and Yishay Bozogri. Head Coach Raymond Atteveld summed up the performance: “We had a good match. The first half we played a bit slower than usual but in the second half we knew how to turn it up and we had numerous chances. It was a pleasure to watch.”

Gadna Tel Aviv Nissim 0:12 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
After a 6:0 win in the State Cup competition, Ori David’s side played away at Gadna and came away with a solid win on Matchday 15 which leaves the squad in first place. Goal scorers included, Anar Ushmadi x4, Elad Kaplan x2, Orel Azarzar x2, Bar Lin, Aviv Shayo, Ohad Mizrahi and an own goal. Head Coach Ori David spoke about the victory: “This was a terrific win for the team and the intensity was very high. The players brought plenty of quality which led to some gorgeous goals.”

Maccabi “Hadar” Herzliya 1:2 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
After a dramatic win to advance to the State Cup quarterfinals, the Under-15 North squad continued their winning ways in a comeback win over Herzliya. The young Yellow & Blue are in 4th place just two points off the top of the table. Goal scorers included Omer Senior and Aviv Palas. Head Coach Asaf Heber commented on the win: “It wasn’t our best victory. After the State Cup win, it was hard to bring the guys back down to earth. We had a number of excellent opportunities at the start of the match but we failed to score. We then fell behind but we were able to comeback and win the match. We will continue to work hard on and off of the pitch so we can keep improving.”