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 talentMaccabi 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 AshdodMaccabi 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.
Maccabi Netanya 2, Maccabi Te Aviv “Shahar” 1
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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 minuteMaccabi 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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Inside view: Summary of the U19 tourney
MTA youth department hosted an international U19 tournament last weekend and the home team took the honours in the six-team event for the third time. We gathered a few reactions from the participantsMaccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” secured victory in the six-team International U19 Winter Tournament for the third time last Saturday after remaining unbeaten against all their opponents, winning four times and drawing once.
The event was a great success all round with Crystal Palace, Excelsior Rotterdam and Grasshoppers Zurich joining in with Hapoel Beersheba and Beitar Jerusalem in on the third day of competition at the PenguinPickUp training ground at Kiryat Shalom. Watch our video summary of the event.
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Weekend youth action
Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth team return to league play after winning the international winter U19 tourney last weekend with an away clash against Maccabi Netanya. U17 and U15 are also in actionMaccabi Netanya v. Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar”, Beit Maccabi, Netanya, 10.30.
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s under-19s will be buoyed for this clash after winning the winter youth tourney. With their second place in the standings against Netanya, who are seventh, Eliezer Ben Aharon’s will look to complete the double over their opponents after beating them 3-1 at home earlier this season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded” v. Hapoel Rishon Lezion, Kiryat Shalom 09:00
U17 are returning from an international break and host Rishon in the 15th round of action in their division. They too are in second place in the standings, just two points behind leaders Maccabi Haifa. Rishon are 11th in the standings with only three wins.
Ashdod v. Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eldad”, Small Ashdod synthetic ground, 09:00
U15 open the second phase of the league with the 16th round in fourth place in the standings four points off the pace, while their opponents are in 11th place. In the last meeting between the two at Kiryat Shalom, Maccabi won 5-0.
U16 are on an international break as the national under-16 team compete in a tournament.
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U16 team with six players to national team
Maccabi Tel Aviv's (under-16) squad has six representatives in the national age group team currently competing in a winter tournamentIsrael’s under-16 team has six Maccabi Tel Aviv representatives in the squad currently competing in a winter tournament at the Israel training facility at Shefayyim that includes Belarus, Georgia and Poland.
Maccabi’s players are:
Roey Amedi
Adir Cordoba
Ilay Tomer
Bar Lin
Orel Baya
Oscar Gloch
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Maccabi secure third U19 tourney title
Maccabi Tel Aviv's International Winter Under-19 tournament ends in another success for the hosts who drew with Crystal Palace and beat Excelsior Rotterdam on the final day of the three-day eventMaccabi Tel Aviv secured victory in the six-team International U19 Winter Tournament for the third time on Saturday after a draw with Crystal Palace and victory over Excelsior Rotterdam on the third day of competition at the PenguinPickUp training centre at Kiryat Shalom.
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1, Crystal Palace 1: Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon watched as his players took the lead in the 12th minute through an Asaf Hershko goal from 20 metres out. The hosts appeared to be heading for victory before the English side equalised in injury time when striker Rob Street headed in the equaliser.
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2, Excelsior Rotterdam 1: Maccabi were dominant in Saturday’s second fixture and had control of the first half but with little to show for their efforts. The second half was more fruitful and Maccabi took the lead in the 34th minute when Tal Torgeman took advantage of a melee in the area and headed in the first goal. Maccabi made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute through an Or Roizman free kick from 18 metres out. Three minutes later, the Dutch outfit pulled a goal back when Sanches Fernandes struck a curling shot that ended up in the back of the Maccabi net.
Other results on Saturday:
Excelsior Rotterdam 1, Grasshoppers 0; Hapoel Beersheba 1, Beitar Jerusalem 0; Grasshoppers Zurich 1, Hapoel Beersheba 2, Crystal Palace 2, Beitar Jerusalem 1.
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Maccabi beat Beersheba, Grashoppers in U19 international tournament
MTA followed up their 4-0 victory over Beitar Jerusalem on the first day of the international tournament with two more wins on Friday, 2-1 over Hapoel Beersheba and 4-1 over Grasshoppers of ZurichHosts Maccabi Tel Aviv consolidated their position at the top of the standings in the international under-19 tournament on Friday with two more impressive wins over Hapoel Beersheba and Grasshoppers of Zurich.
Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” 2, Hapoel Beersheba 1:
Eliezer Ben Aharon’s charges opened their account on day 2 of the tournament and they took the lead in the 10th minute through Ronen Hanchis who intercepted a Beersheba pass and set himself up to send the opposing goalkeeper the wrong way and put the ball into the far corner of the Beersheba net.
Maccabi doubled the score at the start of the second half following a corner as Guy Mizrahi picked up a cross and put Tal Torgeman in position to fire the ball home for a two-goal lead.
Daniel Ivgi scored the consolation goal for Beersheba in the 56th minute.
Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” 4, Grasshoppers Zurich 1:
In their second fixture of the day, Maccabi scored an even more decisive win despite going behind early to the Swiss side, who scored in the fifth minute through Robin Kalem. Maccabi soon came back through goals by Parfait Guiagon in the 11th minute and Rave Asayag in the 28th. Guiagon and Shai Balahssen scored in the second period.
In other results on Friday it was Beitar Jerusalem 1, Grasshoppers 1; Crystal Palace 2, Excelsior Rotterdam 0; Beitar Jerusalem 3, Excelsior Rotterdam 3; Crystal Palace 1, Hapoel Beersheba 1.
These are the fixtures on the final day’s play on Saturday: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Crystal Palace, Grasshoppers Zurich v. Excelsior Rotterdam, Hapoel Beersheba v. Beitar Jerusalem, Excelsior Rotterdam v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Grasshoppers Zurich v. Hapoel Beersheba, Crystal Palace v. Beitar Jerusalem.
The closing ceremony will take place at 15:00
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U19 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT GETS UNDER WAY
The first day of Maccabi Tel Aviv's international under-19 tournament has been concluded with the hosts beating Beitar Jerusalem and wins also for Grasshoppers and ExcelsiorThe Maccabi Tel Aviv three-day international under-19 tournament began at Kiryat Shalom on Thursday and the hosts lead the six-team standings after a 4-0 win over Beitar Jerusalem. In other matches, Grasshoppers of Zurich beat Crystal Palace and Excelsior Rotterdam overcame Hapoel Beersheba.
These are the standings at the end of the first day.
Maccabi Tel Aviv 4, Beitar Jerusalem 0: Beitar were penalised with a red card in the first half and allowed Eliezer Ben Aharon’s charges to take complete control of the match. Omri Ram and Parfait Guiagon scored for Maccabi in the first half and Rave Asayag and Itay Ben Hemo, who struck a screamer from 30 metres, added the other two in the second.
Hapoel Beersheba 1, Excelsior Rotterdam 3: The Israelis took the lead from a goal by Netanel Askayas early on but the Dutch boys were unmoved and overhauled the deficit with goals by Niek den Heeten, Dave van Delft and Brent Vugts.
Grasshoppers Zurich 3, Crystal Palace 0: The Swiss dominated for most of the game and registered a convincing win over their English opponents. The goals came from Filipe De Carvalho Ferreira with a penalty and Willy Vogt with two.
Tomorrow’s Schedule:
Day 1 Photos:
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U19 TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT: GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZURICH
MTA will host a youth tournament for the third year in a row with European clubs joining local outfits in the three-day event starting today (Jan. 23). Here is a brief look at Grasshopper Club ZurichMaccabi Tel Aviv’s youth academy will tomorrow host a three-day international youth tournament for the third year in a row after two very successful previous events.
England’s Crystal Palace, S.B.V. Excelsior of Rotterdam from The Netherlands and Grasshopper Club Zurich from Switzerland will participate alongside the hosts, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Beersheba. The event will take place at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s PenguinPickUp training facility at Kiryat Shalom between January 23-25.
Here is a brief look at Grasshopper Club Zurich who are taking part for the first time. The outfit is the most successful Swiss side, with 27 league titles. They are currently second in the standings and have included six players who came through their youth development programme. Grasshoppers’ youth team are currently in fourth place in their division and their mainstay are players from the under-17 age bracket.
Grasshoppers are a side well known to our supporters: Munas Dabbur, who played for the outfit, is a product of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Academy and who played for us for two and a half seasons. He signed with Grasshoppers in 2014 and played for them for two and a half seasons too, making 89 first-team appearances and scoring 26 goals. From Zurich Dabbur moved to Austria’s Red Bull Salzburg, and then to Sevilla in Spain. He is currently with Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
These are some notable players to have turned out for Grasshoppers:
Shani Tarashaj: The 24-year-old forward joined Grasshoppers’ youth academy at age 13 and made his debut for the full team at age 19. He made 37 appearances and scored nine goals in a season and a half with Grasshoppers before signing for Everton in January 2016. He has since been on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt and Dutch side FC Emmen.
Nedim Bajrami: Macedonia native Bajrami immigrated to Switzerland at young age and spent all of his youth career with Grasshoppers. He signed his first professional contract in 2017. Last August the attacking midfielder joined Italian Serie B club Empoli on loan with an option to buy.
Johann Vogel: Geneva-born Vogel’s first club was Grasshoppers where the midfielder made 133 appearances and scored 13 goals. As a youth, he played for amateur club Meyrin until joining the Zurich outfit in 1992. He later went on to play for a number of European clubs including AC Milan, Betis and Blackburn Rovers.
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