Prematch
Matchday Eight of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al saw Maccabi “Shachar” host Ashdod at Kiryat Shalom due to the winterization of the Ramle Stadium pitch. Head Coach Guy Tzarfati’s club looked to gain more ground on the table leaders after winning two straight matches and replaced Netanel Peretz with Ron Zamir while Ron Gabay also featured in the Starting XI.
First Half
The Yellow & Blue opened the match up very aggressively and their early efforts paid off in the fifth minute. Ron Zamir who was making his first start of the season found Or Dasa with an intelligent pass to beat the Ashdod keeper Roie Beigel from in close to give Maccabi a 1:0 lead.
The Under-19 side continued its fine play and again hit pay dirt in the 15th minute. Amit Rozenboim stole the ball in the middle of the pitch and passed it to Dasa in between two defenders. The winger sent Eylon Almog a pinpoint perfect pass who put the ball right between the keeper’s legs for a 2:0 advantage. The contest calmed down for the balance of the half as the two squads headed in the break with Maccabi holding a two goal lead.
Second Half
The teams made no substitutions at the half as Maccabi “Shachar” were unable to keep up the same pace as they had begun the game with. However, a 60th minute Tomer Altman’s chip to Ron Zamir was headed off of the bar and one minute later Altman’s 20 meter blast was collected by the keeper to keep the score as is.
But it didn’t take much longer for Maccabi to find goal number three as Eylon Almog came flying into the box off of the wing. He passed the ball to Dasa who beat one Ashdod player and handed it off to Mahmoud Awesat who scored for the 3:0 Yellow & Blue lead.
Guy Tzarfati also gave Eden Kartzev, Guy Shteach, Prince Thomas and Bar Galili playing time in the 3:0 win as next week Maccabi “Shachar” will kick off against Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday Nine of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al.
