Maccabi beat Netanya 6-1

Maccabi Academy morning sessions at northern branch

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Youth Academy is continuing to expand and is offering the future generation of players more support as they aim to develop their skills

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy is continuing to expand its curriculum under the oversight of Robin Verheul at the northern base at Tel Aviv University and is offering the future generation of players more support as they aim to develop their skills.

Verheul has this season introduced special one-hour training sessions for under-13s and under-14s on Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 7 a.m. before they head to school. He is also working individually with the youngsters.

The sessions are an addition for the players who continue their usual training at the Academy, which is managed by Patrick Van Leeuwen.

Training focuses on specific footballing skills with the aim of raising the tempo of the players as they get older.

Verheul said: “We open our training with a warm-up that involves coordination with and without the ball, each player then practices in his own position on the pitch and this is how we manage to hone their correct movement skills.

“During training we also work on technical elements, coordination, passing, ball control, tactics and completing moves in front of goal. We aim for a high work rate and players receive specific tuition to improve their own abilities in their expected positions. They also receive great guidance in their ball skills.”

Italy Rosencrantz from Boys a North and Roy Geresh from Boys B North said the additional training was helping them improve greatly.

“I arrive with huge motivation in the morning and try not to miss any sessions. These sessions feel like personal training because I get so much more time on the ball and that helps me improve my control and my confidence,” Rosencrantz said.

Geresh, from the younger team, who has been with the club for seven years said he enjoys getting up early in the morning to come to training.

“These sessions improve me as a player and it will be beneficial in the long term. We also manage to fit these session in with school so our studies are not affected.”

Watch the clip to see some of the training.

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Under-19s inflict 6-1 drubbing on Sakhnin

Maccabi "Shahar” Tel Aviv were in full flow against their opponents from the north as Asayag hits hat trick, Ronen Hanchis scored twice and Yahli Lazar added another in a famous victory

Maccabi “Shahar” Tel Aviv displayed their full dominance over visitors Bnei Sakhnin at Ness Ziona in their under-19 league clash on Saturday and delivered a thrashing that consolidated their second place in the division.

Ronen Hanchis got Maccabi off to their flyer in the eighth minute as he chipped the ball over Sakhnin’s advancing goalkeeper and the ball landed in the back of the net.

Maccabi had to wait until the 37th minute for their second goal, when Parfait Guiagon, who was instrumental in scoring the first goal, passed the ball to Rave Assayag and he tapped the ball home.

At this point, Sakhnin were still in the running and pulled back with a goal of their own four minutes later when Nassim Abu Younes headed in, but things slipped away badly from them in the second half.

Yahli Lazar restored the two-goal advantage in the 59th minute, rolling the ball into an empty net as the goalkeeper was off his line and then Asayag made it 4-1 in the 74th minute. He added a fifth goal in the 77th minute to complete his hat trick and Hanchis completed the rout with a powerful shot in the 81st minute.

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Youth fixtures this weekend

Maccabi Tel Aviv's under-19s host Bnei Sakhnin while U16 host Hadera and U15 are away to Beitar Jerusalem

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” host their under-19 counterparts from Bnei Sakhnin at Ness Ziona on Saturday, kickoff at 11:00 in the 20th round of action. Maccabi are in second place and. Sakhnin are 13th in the standings. Both sides will want to better the result of their previous meeting which ended 1-1.

U16 host Hapoel Hadera at Kiryat Shalom at 09:00 and will be looking to ride the momentum of of their big win last weekend and from second place in the standings, they will feel confident of another good result against their visitors, who are in 13th place. In the previous meeting, Hadera won 3-2.

U15 will play against Beitar Jerusalem at Bayit Vagan at 09:00.

U17 are on an international break.

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Maccabi “Shahar” lose 1-0 to Kiryat Shmona

Maccabi Tel Aviv's under-19s dominated throughout but conceded a late goal in the fifth minute of injury time

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s under-19 side on Wednesday lost their replayed fixture against Kiryat Shmona in the north to a single goal scored in the fifth minute of injury time.

The game had to be replayed because the original fixture on Saturday was abandoned at halftime with Maccabi leading 2-1 when the pitch was deemed unplayable because of heavy rain.

Maccabi dominated throughout but had nothing to show for their efforts and were unable to convert several good chances. They finally conceded a late goal against the run of play just before the referee blew the final whistle in the fifth minute of injury time.

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Youth team’s match abandoned because of rain

The wet weather this weekend forced the abandonment of the game between U19 team and Kiryat Shmona at halftime. U17, 16 and 15 all won but younger age games were all cancelled because of the weather

The wet weather this weekend forced the abandonment of the game between Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth team at Kiryat Shmona in the 19th round of action with Maccabi leading 2-1 when the referee called off the second half because the pitch was unplayable.

Ronen Hanchis scored for Maccabi in the 26th minute after his shot rebounded off the goalkeeper into the net and Rave Asayag added a second two minutes later when he stabbed the ball home after his first shot fell still in a puddle on the goal line.

Kiryat Shmona pulled one back on the stroke of halftime after the ball was deflected off Maccabi full back Omer Itzhaki.

The match will be replayed on Wednesday.

Beitar Tubruk 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded” 3: U17 backed up their midweek 2-0 over Ashdod SC with a win in the 17th round on Saturday over their hosts in Netanya. Dor Turgeman got Maccabi on the scoreboard in the seventh minute and Shon Edri added a second in the 54th minute but Tubruk equalised with two goals of their own in the 60th and 70th minutes before Edri scored the winner on the 85th minute. The result has kept Maccabi at the top of the standings.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs” 5, Ironi Nesher 0: U16 returned from their international break in style and goals were scored by Ido Mizrahi, Bar Lin and Oscar Gloch, with a hat trick. The result keeps them in second place in their division.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eldad” 4, Ironi Modiin 0: U15 racked another home win, this time with goals by Nikita Alexienko and an Osher Bruchim hat trick.

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Youth fixtures this weekend

Maccabi Tel Aviv's under-19s travel to Kiryat Shmona while U17 are at Tubruk and U16 host Ironi Nesher

Hapoel Kiryat Shmona will host Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar,” the under-19 side, in a youth league fixture in the north on Saturday, kickoff is at 11:00. Maccabi’s boys are in second place in the standings, seven points behind leaders Maccabi Haifa, and will hope to do better than the 1-1 result between the sides in the first phase of the league this season.

U17, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded,” also play away on Saturday. They will be in Netanya to face Beitar Tubruk at 13:00 but U16, Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” host Ironi Nesher, and U15, Maccabi “Eldad,” host Ironi Modiin at Kiryat Shalom. Kickoffs are at 11.30 and 08.30 respectively.

 

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U17 beat Ashdod SC 2-0

Maccabi Tel Aviv's U17 side open the second phase of the league with clear-cut victory over Ashdod

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s U17 side registered a 2-0 win over Ashdod SC on Tuesday as the 16th round of play got the second phase of the league got under way.

Second half goals by Aner Oshmandi, who netted in the 65th minute, and Orel Baya who scored in the 82nd were Maccabi’s scorers to keep the side at the top of their division. Maccabi were the dominant side throughout and threatened their opponents on several occasions before finding the target twice.

“We saw a good performance which is the continuation of a good period for us and the players are in good form and progressing well. It was not an easy game against stubborn opponents but we were patient and fortunately we got the goals in the end,” coach Ori David said.

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250 kids try out at Youth Academy open day

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy held an open day for aspiring youngsters born between 2007-14 and they flocked from all over the country for a try-out with the academy heads watching for talent

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy held an open day for young, aspiring soccer players from all over the country this week and Ran Elias, the club’s head of scouting, watched as the kids were put through their paces by the Academy’s coaching staff.

The open day was divided into three according to age, with the oldest kids, born between 2007-09, going first and participating in a session suitable for their age group.

Elias said the special session, that was held at Tel Aviv University, was one of a number of efforts by the club to discover young, hopeful players of the future.

“This project is one of many as we aim to attract talented players from across the country and give them a chance to play and train at the Academy’s grounds under the supervision of our professional staff,” Elias said.

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Weekend Youth Academy results

Youth (under-19s) lose to Netanya, U17 beat Rishon but U15 lose to Ashdod

Maccabi Netanya 2, Maccabi Te Aviv “Shahar” 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” were brought down to earth on Saturday after winning last weekend’s Winter Youth Tournament when they were beaten 2-1 by Maccabi Netanya in an under-19 league fixture.

Maccabi went into the match in second place in the standings while hosts Netanya were in seventh place. Netanya took the lead in the 28th minute through Amit Yaacov’s long-range shot and while Ronen Hanchis equalised in the 82nd minute,  Netanya secured victory in the 85th minute through a close range effort by Amit Taktuk.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded” 2, Hapoel Rishon Letzion 0
U17 returned from their international break and completed the first phase of the league with an emphatic victory that has taken them to the top of the standings of their division. Aner Oshmandi and Ido Mizrahi scored for Maccabi.

Ashdod 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eldad” 1
U15 were 2-0 down to Ashdod before Osher Bruchim scored a consolation effort. They remain fourth in their division, seven points off the pace.

U16 are on an international break as the national under-16s compete in a winter tournament.

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Netanya U19s beat Maccabi “Shahar” 2-1

Hosts Maccabi Netanya take first-half lead and score a late winner shortly after Ronen Hanchis equalises in 82nd minute

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” were brought down to earth after winning last weekend’s Winter Youth Tournament when they were beaten 2-1 by Maccabi Netanya in an under-19 league fixture on Saturday.

Maccabi, second in the standings against seventh-placed Netanya, who were the hosts, were left to rue their chances and had a handful of attempts in the first half, although none was good enough to find the net.

Netanya took full advantage when in the 28th minute, Amit Yaacov’s long-range shot from outside the area found the back of Ben Musayoff’s net.

Maccabi had at least two more good chances in the second half as Netanya defended their lead and they did so successfully until eight minutes from the end when substitute Shaked Navon sent Ronen Hanchis into the area and he shot into the left hand corner of the Netanya net.

Parity was short-lived, however, and three minutes later Netanya scored the winner when Amit Taktuk pounced on a ball that rebounded off Omer Itzhaki after a Netanya free kick and slotted home from close range.

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