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Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results March 5

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 3:0 Maccabi Herzliya

Just prior to facing Maccabi Haifa in a crucial top of the table league battle, Ziv Arie’s side picked up a victory over Maccabi Herzliya to advance to the State Cup quarterfinals. Amit Shapira, Eliel Peretz and Omri Haramati all scored in the win. To read the full match recap CLICK HERE

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv-International Break

SC Ashdod “Moris” 0:4 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv

The Under-16 side visited Ashdod in a tricky away tie in State Cup play but their 4:0 victory helped them head into the Quarterfinals of the tournament. Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer controlled the tempo of the match from the get go as Sa’ar Sa’adon scored in the 6th minute to give Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” a quick 1:0 lead. Eyal Hen, Idan Tzioni and an own goal by Ashdod rounded out the scoring.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 1:2 Hapoel “Aliya” Kfar Saba

After giving up two goals at the beginning of the second half, Maccabi “Eldad” was eliminated from State Cup play. Bar Cohen scored in the 82nd minute to cut the lead to 2:1 but it was too little too late.

Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv 2:4 Hapoel “Rami” Tel Aviv

The second Maccabi Under-15 club also had their State Cup run ended as they lost in extra time 4:2 in a Tel Aviv Derby. Ran Elias and his charges will now concentrate on league play for the balance of their season.

Maccabi “Shachar” moves into State Cup quarters

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Head Coach Ziv Arie’s squad played their Israel State Cup Round of 16 match against Maccabi Herzliya at the Ramle Stadium just two hours prior to the start of the First Team’s match at Bloomfield Stadium. The young Yellow-and-Blue advanced to this round after defeating SC Julis on penalty kicks.

Maccabi “Shachar” opened the match with an attacking trio of Omri Haramati, Or Dasa and Mahmoud Awesat with a midfield of Gaby Kanichowsky, Eliel Peretz and Amit Shapira. Haviv Ohayon started in goal with Nadav Amran, Guy Aviv, Ran Vaturi and captain Idan Yogev rounding out the Starting XI.

It didn’t take very long to find the back of the goal as a terrific give and go between Haramati and Shapira ended with the latter placing the ball behind the Herzliya keeper for the 1:0 lead. The hosts continued to press and to find another marker but the score stayed as is into the break.

Arie’s club came out strong to begin the second half and were rewarded soon thereafter. Shapira teamed up with Peretz giving him a gorgeous chip pass to double the lead. Peretz who had just returned from playing with the First Team on Wednesday night against Kfar Saba picked up the goal in the 47th minute.

The Under-19 team continued to control the flow of the game as Haramati added a goal to his assist helping Maccabi “Shachar” finish off the match in style winning 3:0. The victory moves the young Yellow-and-Blue into the quarterfinals and will find out their opponent in an upcoming draw. Next week, the club visits Maccabi Haifa in a top of the table battle with Ziv Arie’s side just three points away from the Greens.

Youth Department Action, Saturday March 5

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Maccabi Herzliya 17:00, Ramle Stadium

The Under-19 club will host their counterparts from Herzliya at the Ramle Stadium. The young Yellow-and-Blue will look to book their ticket into the Round of 16.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – International Break

SC Ashdod “Moris” – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 09:00, Ashdod (State Cup)

An exciting contest between Maccabi and their Ashdod counterparts will take place in the State Cup Round of 32 as the Yellow-and-Blue will visit the port city. The two sides are neck-and-neck in league play and will now have a one match showdown for all of the marbles in the Cup competition.

Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv – Hapoel “Rami” Tel Aviv 08:30, Kiryat Shalom (State Cup)

The Under-15 team will get a chance to play a Derby match in the State Cup quarterfinals. Ran Elias’s side are 9 points ahead of the Wolfson crew in League action and they will look to extend their fine play to the Cup tournament early Saturday morning at Kiryat Shalom.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Kfar Saba 10:30, Kiryat Shalom (State Cup)

Not only will the First Teams of Maccabi and Kfar Saba be kicking off against one another, but the Under-15 sides will be as well in State Cup play. The young Yellow-and-Blue will be looking to advance to the semifinal round of the competition against the Sharon club.

Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results February 27

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:1 Sektzia Nes Tziona

The Under-19 team’s win steak was put to an end by the last place club as the two sides drew 1:1 at Ramle. The young Yellow-and-Blue held the lead for a few minutes as Nes Tziona tied it up soon thereafter. For the full match recap CLICK HERE.

Maccabi “Kalfo” Petach Tikva 2:2 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv

Ori Uzan and Leon Asraf’s team ended their match in a 2:2 draw. Thomas Prince gave the Under-17’s the lead but a pair of Petach Tikva goals put Maccabi “Oded” into a 1 goal deficit situation. However, just as the half was about to end Netanel Peretz found the equalizer that gave his club one-point.

Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam 2:9 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv

A big win by the Under-16 side of Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer was one of Saturday’s hi-lights. Muflach Shalata, Amit Glazer, Shchar Druker, Sa’ar Sa’adon with four goals and Danny Amar with a brace helped the Yellow-and-Blue fill the Bat Yan goal.

Hapoel Jerusalem 0:6 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv

Matchday 17 was a successful one for Maccabi “Eldad” as a trip to the capital helped the club pick up a 6:0 victory. Dego Shtager with a brace, Or Itzhak, Ido Shachar, Omri Ram and Avi Ben Raphael all scored for the Under-15 team.

Hapoel Raanana 1:2 Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv

Ran Elias and his squad picked up an important three points away at Raanana. Guy Mizrachi and Eden Silam scored for Maccabi’s second Under-15 club.

Maccabi Shachar Draws 1-1

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Head Coach Ziv Arie made a couple of changes to the starting XI that opened up last week’s match as Shay Golan and Or Dasa were given the chance to show their wares. Ben Shugel who was with Maccabi at the beginning of the year faced his former team and started for Nes Tziona.AQ7A2967

From the opening minute, Maccabi controlled the flow of play and tempo of the match moving the ball from side to side. In the 20th minute Ran Vaturi took a screamer of a shot but Almog and Dasa couldn’t find the handle on the rebound to give the young Yellow-and-Blue the lead.

In the 33rd minute, Maccabi finally took the advantage as Oliel Peretz found Dasa in the middle of the box who put the ball home behind the Nes Tziona keeper for the short-lived 1:0 lead. Just two minutes later a Nes Tziona corner kick was headed in by Shugel beating Maccabi “Shachar” keeper Haviv Ohayon to draw the visitors even at 1:1 as the sides went into the break with the score as is.AQ7A3083

The second half started with neither team making a substitution. Nes Tziona packed in their defense while the Yellow-and-Blue tried to breakdown the visitors fortress. Arie made a number of changes to his lineup as he inserted Mahmoud Awesat, Eden Kartzev, Tomer Altman and Lazar Durovic who just returned to the club as the coach looked to find a winner.AQ7A3038

In the 83rd minute, Maccabi may have had their best chance of the half. Durovic turned in the box and gave Awesat a terrific ball but he missed the opportunity to give his side the lead as the match ended in a 1:1 draw. Next Saturday Maccabi “Shachar” will face Maccabi Herzliya in State Cup action.

Youth Department Action, Saturday February 27

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Sektzia Nes Tziona 11:00, Ramle

Ziv Arie’s side is heading into the match with Nes Tziona in fine form and will look to continue their winning streak at home at Ramle Stadium just one Matchday prior to going head-to-head with Maccabi Haifa.

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Maccabi “Kalfo” Petach Tikva – Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 12:45, Petach Tikva

After defeating Maccabi Haifa away on Wednesday night, Ori Uzan and Leon Asraf’s young Yellow-and-Blue will look to pick up another victory against the third place team Maccabi Petach Tikva.

Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 08:30, “Toto” Bat Yam

Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s charges will attempt to maintain their spot at the top of the table when they visit their Bat Yam counterparts.

Hapoel Jerusalem – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 11:00, Kiryat Yovel

The Under-15 side will travel to the capital city and take on Hapoel Jerusalem in search of 3-points and cementing their first place position.

Hapoel Raanana – Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv 10:45 North Raanana Park

Ran Elias and his team will head out to Raanana for a tough contest as them find themselves just two points from the top spot on the table.

Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results February 20

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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.

Youth Program with children from Gaza Periphery

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As part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club’s joint programming with communities throughout the country, a special event was held at the Kiryat Shalom Training Facility this past Friday for children living within the Gaza Periphery.

Chen Abdu, the educational consultant for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Department spoke about the activities that took place this past weekend: “We hosted a football school from the Gaza periphery that consisted of three Kibbutzim: Ruhama, Or HaNer and Dorot. 40 children between the ages of 5-12 participated in the training session run by Maccabi’s football school where they also had a tour of the facility and received a gift from the club.”

This is the second time that this same school visited Kiryat Shalom and the encounter proved to a highlight for the children living in the south of the country. The first time the two schools met for a joint program was just before the Tzuk Eitan operation.

Arie: “We will continue on our path”

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Maccabi “Shachar” recorded a critical victory and collected three crucial points to pull within only one point of table leaders Maccabi Haifa. Oliel Peretz scored the match’s lone goal in the 42nd minute helping Ziv’s club to the win as both he and central defender Ran Vaturi commented on the game.

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“We aren’t counting wins. There was a point early on in the season where we were playing in the Champions League and we had a run of five matches where we didn’t win, so I’m not counting now. We have a very short squad and sent three players to train with the First Team which of course I’m thrilled about, but we also have had a number of injuries and players called up for National Team duty. The guys come and work hard each and every practice.

About the match itself:

“Our defense was a bit soft and allowed Netanya a number of good opportunities but luckily for us Haviv Ohayon saved us time and time again. We scored a great goal today as well and talked about how we can improve in the second half. We controlled the tempo and tried as best as possible to prevent them from getting chances during the final 45 minutes.”

On the team’s goals:

“I talk to the players about three things. Helping the players improve which we are doing very well, the State Cup which is an important goal for us as well as staying at the top of the table. I didn’t cry when we were 7-points off the top of the table and I’m not jumping up and down now that we are only one point from Maccabi Haifa. The Greens have more talented and experienced attackers than we have, and we don’t dwell on the results every week. We will continue on our path and with our way.

Ran Vaturi the Maccabi “Shachar” central defender discussed the team’s improvement every week:

“We work very hard during the training sessions and I’m happy to see that things are coming together. We always think about defense first. As the season has continued along, so have we and we are still a young side and have to all chip in on the defensive side including the strikers.

The battle for first place:

“Of course it’s great that we are only one point away from Haifa, but we are taking it game by game. A streak this way or that way really doesn’t concern us. At the end of the day, we all know the importance for the youth team to take titles, but the main goal is to have players advance and improve and I believe”

Maccabi Shachar defeats Netanya 1-0

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The Maccabi Tel Aviv Under-19 club visited the Maccabi Netanya training facility on AQ7A1908Matchday 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 AQ7A1908kick 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 AQ7A1991the 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.