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Jokanovic: “We must play with passion”
Head Coach Slavisa Jokanovic is readying his side for today’s match against Bnei Yehuda on Matchday 12 at the Netanya Stadium due to the winterization of the Bloomfield Stadium pitch. The coach spoke about how he sees Bnei Yehuda coming into the match especially after succeeding to draw against Beer Sheva last week playing for the counterattack:
יוקאנוביץ’ לקראת המשחק מול בני יהודה
“It complicates things when teams come to play against us that way, though I’m not sure what they will do against us this time. They had a good result against Beer Sheva. It’s our obligation to win the game, attack and take the points. We must play with passion and find a way to score some goals.”
On how Bnei Yehuda played against Beer Sheva last week:
“They played a good game and very well defensively. They tried to counter attack with three players. This could be the type of game we will see from them and I don’t expect to see something new. We will try to score goals but they will be careful defensively. We have to be organized, patient and find a way to score goals. The defense has to be prepared as well.”
Contrasting this match to the Chelsea game:
“Yes and no. You never know, each game is new and we will try to play good football. We have to attack the opposing team and we want to be the best team in Israel. We are obligated to take the risk of playing more offensively but this will be nothing new.”
The Kopell Skills Challenge: The 2nd Semi-Final
אתגר קופל, חצי הגמר השני
COMEBACK! The Derby that’ll never be forgotten
תקציר הדרבי 3:2
Promo: The Return of the Orange & Yellow Derby
מחממים מנועים לקראת בני יהודה
COMEBACK- “Grundman’s never seen a match like this!”
We all have a match that we’ll never forget about for the rest of our lives. The amazing goal, the big assist and how we jumped out of our seats in excitement when we tied up an impossible game. Beginning today through Sunday, we will look back at three Maccabi Tel Aviv matches from the recent past that no Yellow-and-Blue fan will ever forget.
The first in the series takes us back to a match that took place three years ago this week at Grundman Stadium. The Yellow-and-Blue entered the match after two straight league losses and a lot of rumblings behind the scenes. We all know how it ended. But if you don’t remember how poorly the match started out, the ray of light just before the end of the first half when Dabbur scored or the huge assist Eneyema had on Colautti’s winning goal, then click the link and watch the video. Take a seat, relax and enjoy one of the great Yellow-and-Blue comebacks from the past few years.
תקציר הניצחון על רמת השרון 4:3
Vermouth: “We’ll be ready for battle”
The Yellow-and-Blue return to Winner League action on Matchday 12 against Bnei Yehuda in a home match that is taking place at the Netanya Stadium on Sunday at 20:55 due to the winterization of the Bloomfield pitch. Midfielder Gili Vermouth spoke about the upcoming match as he contrasted it to the last time the club played Bnei Yehuda in Toto Cup action:
גילי ורמוט: “חוזרים למציאות שלנו”
“When we played Bnei Yehuda in the Toto Cup we had a very short squad and this will be a totally different match as it’s a league game. It will be a tough challenge and they played very well last week against Beer Sheva. We’ll be ready for battle.”
Playing more attractive football:
“There’s no question that in some matches this year we didn’t show our best qualities. We did win some games in which we didn’t play well, but we want to show more attractive football.”
The logjam at the top of the table:
“Every match is important and we want to take three points. Right now the table is very tight with Beer Sheva and Beitar Jerusalem right behind us and this match is crucial. Winning and taking points now will help us breathe easier later on in the year.”
Many teams are counting on counterattacks:
“We don’t like it when the opposing teams close up the pitch and play for a counter attack against us. We saw this last week when we played Hapoel Haifa and Bnei Yehuda may play like this as well so we have to be prepared. We always want to score as many goals as we can in each match and give up as few as possible or even none.”
His desire to score:
“It’s most important that the team wins but it would be nice if I would finally score a goal as well and hand out some assists also.”
Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Beitar Jerusalem 3-0
After a number of tough matches in league play, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv defeated Beitar Jerusalem 3:0 on goals by Eylon Almog, Eden Karzev and Mahmoud Alawesat. The Yellow-and-Blue controlled the tempo and were able to convert their chances in the second half for the victory.
Head Coach Ziv Arie gave two players their debut in Winner League action against Beitar Jerusalem as Eden Karzev and Noam Cohen were part of the starting XI for Maccabi “Shachar”. Chen Ozeri made his second straight start in goal and made a number of solid saves early on in the first half with the hosts applying pressure. Wearing their blue away kit, the young 
Yellow-and-Blue began dictating the pace of the match. Eden Karzev’s smart chance was saved by Beitar ‘keeper Tamir Lalo and
Omri Haramati missed a wonderful chance when he misguided the rebound to keep the match scoreless at halftime.
Amit Rosenboim and Gaby Kanichowsky came on at the beginning of the second half in order to ignite the Maccabi offense for coach Arie and the opportunities began to flow. A tough error by the Beitar keeper landed right on the foot of Eylon Almog who made no mistake with the gifted ball and slammed it home for a 1:0 lead in the 56th minute. Soon thereafter the Yellow-and-Blue doubled the score when Eden Karzev received a magnificent ball from Almog and pounded it home for the 2:0 lead. Maccabi “Shachar” continued to press Beitar and added an insurance marker when Mahmoud Alawesat scored the first goal of his Maccabi career and top off a 3:0 win
Avraham Avraham celebrates 95th Birthday with Maccabi
95 years ago today Avraham Avraham, Maccabi’s oldest fan was born. The club is in constant contact with Avraham, and today for his birthday both the club and the Achim LeSemel organization organized a party at a local cafe. Maccabi “Shachar” defensive back Maksim Grechkin and the head of the goalkeeping coaches and special projects Chen Abdu came to the event.
Maksim Grechkin spoke about the party to the official website: “A few hours before our training session we celebrated together with Avraham Avraham his 95th birthday, a number that I can’t even imagine. It’s a huge honor for me to represent the club at these types of events especially because of his history and his support for the club.”
Youth Department Action
Beitar “Oren” Jerusalem – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 12:00, Bayit Vegan
After falling to Chelsea this week, Maccabi “Shachar” will play Beitar Jerusalem away in an attempt to get back on the winning track. Ziv Arie’s team hasn’t been able to win over the past three Matchdays and will look to put an end to that streak in the Capital against a Jerusalem side that sits in 12th place, winning in its last game against Kiryat Shemona at home.
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv, 12:00, Reisser Training Facility, Beer Sheva
Ori Uzan and Leon Asraf’s Under-17 club gets back to league play after a break with a perfect 7-0 record since the beginning of the season. The young Yellow-and-Blue will be in search of their eighth win in a row and increase their league leading point total against their southern counterparts.
Ironi Modiin – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 12:30, Modiin
The Under-16 side will try to keep up the positive momentum and search for their fifth straight win. For this to occur Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s team will need to top Ironi Modiin away.
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, 10:00, Reisser Training Facility, Beer Sheva
After advancing to the next round of the State Cup, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under-15 side will visit Hapoel Beer Sheva with both teams tied on points with 12.
Sport Club Nesher – Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv
Maccabi’s second Under-15 team will play away as they visit Nesher. The young Yellow-and-Blue haven’t lost since Matchday One and will look to keep undefeated streak intact this Saturday.
