Dor Micha extended his contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv after signing a new four-year-deal until 2021 with the club having an option to extend by a further year

Micha, 25, told the club’s official website: “This is an emotional and exciting moment for me to extend my contract by four more years. As a player who made his senior debut at Maccabi eight years ago I dreamed of wearing the club’s famous Yellow strip, and won 6 trophies and many achievements in Europe today I fulfilled my dream to ensure a minimum of 12 years at the senior squad”. 

Maccabi’s CEO Ben Mansford added: “We are absolutely delighted to have secured Dor Micha for potentially the next five years at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Dor is a product of our successful youth department and is one of our own. It was very important to ensure that Dor remains part of Maccabi’s present but more importantly the future. Dor has recently worn the captain’s armband and I look forward to him continuing to take on a senior role in the squad while we keep on challenging for titles”.

Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Maccabi Netanya on Matchday 17 of the Israel Premier League, Tuesday January 9th at the Netanya Stadium. Now’s your chance to win a pair of tickets for the contest. But wait, don’t get your scarves ready just yet, you’ll have to earn the ticket, or better yet you’ll have to find them. Where? Right here. On the Website. And only on the Website, not on the App.

The following logo can be found on one of the web pages in the match report section beginning today until January 7th at 14:00. All you have to do is find it. How? From the following clue:
There was a doubleheader at Bloomfield and Maccabi defeated Netanya in dramatic fashion. The Yellow & Blue defeated Slobodan Drapic in the 90’. Do you know which match it is? Then go to the match report for that contest and find the logo.

After you’ve found the logo and clicked on it you’ll be asked to answer a trivia question. Those who answer it correctly will receive an SMS on Monday at 17:00 with a question that you’ll need to answer to win the prize. The first person to answer it correctly will win the pair of tickets.

It’s not easy but it’s worth it. There’s not a lot of time so let’s get going.

Please Note!
• Each participant may answer the question only one
• To read the rules and regulations, click here

Sheran Yeini, the Maccabi Tel Aviv captain took part in a friendly match that was organized by the administration of the Arab Community Centers throughout Israel together with the Olympic National Team, Israel National Team both Jewish and Arab players along with some from the Palestine National Team.

The friendly’s propose was to help the Schneider Children’s Medical Center Cancer Department and was held at the Baqa al-Gharbiyye Municipal Stadium.

The third penalty of the season
The 1:0 win over Bnei Sakhnin was Maccabi’s 4th win on a row across all competitions and are undefeated over their last 9 contests.

The penalty called against Bnei Sakhnin was Maccabi’s 3rd of the campaign. The first two both came in the match at Ashkelon.

Vidar Kjartansson was the man who scored the penalty for his 6th league goal this season, pulling him even with Nick Blackman in first place amongst the Maccabi goal scorers to date.

Despite scoring only one goal, Maccabi took 16 attempts at the Sakhnin goal with 5 on target. 11 came in the first half (3 on target).

What did the players do?
Blackman and Cristain Battocchio were the Yellow & Blue players with the most attempts, each with 4 while Baral Itzhaki (3) and Kjartansson (2) coming next in line.

Dor Micha gave the Sakhnin defenders a big headache making 7 successful dribbles out of 8 chances and both Micha and Eli Dasa led the side with 2 accurate key passes out of 3 opportunities.

Dasa (11), Micha (10) and Battocchio (9) combined for 30 crosses into the box with 14 accurate.

Dor Peretz had another good outing winning 9/11 aerial battles. He was also accurate on 51/55 passes with 36/39 being attacking passes.

Sheran Yeini stole the most balls with 12 as he played as one of three central defenders.

Who was the fastest and who ran the most?
Eli Dasa was the fastest player on the pitch running 33.1kph while Battocchio ran the most over the course of the 90 minutes going 10.8km.

Nick Blackman had a wonderful month of December and you, the Maccabi FIRST members handed him the HISENSE Player of the Month Award for December. After arriving at Kiryat Shalom this past summer, the Englishman has begun to flourish with the Yellow & Blue.

Eli Dasa who just returned from injury gave battled Blackman for the title while Avi Rikan came in a respectable third place.

Did you vote for Blackman?
On Wednesday January 3rd at 17:00 you’ll receive an SMS with a trivia question. Whoever answers correctly first wins the 32″ TV from HISENSE. Don’t miss out.

Sheran Yeini, the Yellow & Blue captain looked back at his club’s 1:0 win over Bnei Sakhnin on Matchday 16 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. Number 13 also spoke about bringing back former teammate Carlos Garcia as an assistant coach, the squad’s recent run of play and the match that was at Acre:

“We could have made it easier, but we are improving, creating more chances and picking up clean sheets.”

More about the match:
“We almost gave up a goal and we felt that we had to make sure that we didn’t give up a goal. We stayed back a bit and we didn’t take risks trying to get a second goal. We wanted the game to end well.”

Looking back at the contest at Beer Sheva:
“The match at Beer Sheva was not great and we had to figure out how to get back to normal. We had to pick up our aggressiveness and we had many games over the last while, but we also had to begin to get together as a team outside of football.”

The addition of Carlos Garcia:
“A number of good things have happened to us, one after another and it allowed us to give more and more. Carlos is a role model and he is tough and intelligent. He knows where we need to focus and he’s not just a good addition but a phenomenal one. He gives us spirit, faith and confidence. He can see things in each and every player and is already influencing the team in such a positive way.”

Having Carlos involved with the team on the pitch during practices:
“Many assistant coaches play with the guys in training and it’s great to have that connection with him on the pitch as well.”

About the competitiveness of the league:
“The league is very good and there are no easy matches. We have to be prepared for each and every match this season.”

The State Cup match against Bnei MMBE:
“There are no easy matches, State Cup or any other tournament. We have to be prepared and anything can happen, that’s why there are Cinderellas.”

On Dor Peretz:
“Dor Peretz once again was the best player on the pitch for the 4th or 5th match in a row and he deserves a ton of credit.”

Dor Micha, the Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder looked back at the 1:0 victory over Bnei Sakhnin on Matchday 16 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al:

“It wasn’t simple and we made our lives difficult. We created many chances, especially in the first half. If the ball would have gone into the goal it would have been much easier. I’m happy we took the points against a team that although aren’t playing at home, always gives us a tough time. These are important points.”

Knowing how to kill off a match:
“We need to know how to kill off matches after we score the first goal. We’ve already lost points against teams that we shouldn’t have. We are creating chances but we aren’t taking advantage of them. We have to improve.”