The Camera’s Lens: The Youth Derby’s all Yellow & Blue

Maccabi "Shachar" defeated the Reds 3:1 in the Tel Aviv Derby on Matchday 6. The match included some fantastic goals and terrific atmosphere. Here's what it looked it from the camera's lens

Facts & Stats behind the Youth Derby

On Saturday at 11:45, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Tel Aviv in the first Derby of the season. Just ahead of the big matchup, let’s take a look back at some of the great contests of the past decade

A Derby, no matter where in the world, is always one of the highlights of the season and the Club’s Under-19 side, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Tel Aviv in the first Tel Aviv Derby of the campaign at the Toto Ramle Stadium at 11:45 on Saturday. Just ahead of the contest, let’s take a look back at some of the great Derbies of the past decade to get ready for this season’s first edition.

Please note: Admission to the Derby will be by ticket only. There will be no ticket distribution on Matchday at the Stadium Box Office.

Over the past ten years there have been 22 Derbies between the Youth teams with the record standing at 10 Maccabi wins, 7 wins for Hapoel and 5 draws. An interesting fact in the series to date is that the Yellow & Blue have collected more points away with 21 compared to 14 at home.

The biggest Maccabi “Shachar” Derby win took place in the 2014/15 season when the Yellow & Blue hosted Hapoel at Bloomfield Stadium with Ziv Arie on the sidelines in the championship season. The Under-19’s took care of the Reds 4:0 with Yonatan Cohen scoring a brace while Stav Ben Aharon and Sohil Armeli each added single markers.

Over the past decade the young Yellow & Blue had a few lethal goal scorers in the Derby including:
Yonatan Cohen – The striker who wore the Maccabi kit between 2013/15 scored 4 goals in 5 matches.
Gael Margulies – Between 2011-2013 the Maccabi “Shachar” striker found the back of the goal 3 times in 5 contests.
Eylon Almog – The current Under-19 striker who has played Hapoel 4 times and recorded 3 goals will look to add to his count on Saturday after making his senior team debut against Bnei Yehuda on Thursday night in the Toto Cup semifinals.

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Interestingly enough the 88th minute of Derby matches has been when the Yellow & Blue have scored the most goals.

The most goals scored in the Derby by one player has been two by the following: Yonatan Cohen (14/15), Dor J’an (13/14), Matan Hozez (13/14), Eliel Peretz (13/14).

The longest streak without a Derby loss was 7 matches between the 2009/10 to 2011/12 seasons, 3 years in total during a very good period for the young Yellow & Blue. The club took home the Double in 2010/11 when they defeated their city rivals in the State Cup Round of 16 while in 2011/12 the U19’s won the league title.

Last season under the tutelage of Guy Tzarfati, Maccabi “Shachar” won all of their Derby matches and will look to take home 3 points this Saturday as well.

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We’ve got a Derby. Plus all of the other Youth Department action

The Under-19’s host Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Derby, The U17 side get back to league action after a lengthy break while the Under-15 South club plays a Derby as well

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Hapoel “Nisanov” Tel Aviv, Ramle 11:45
The Under-19 squad faces the Reds on Matchday 6 of the Youth Premier League. The Yellow & Blue sit in 6th place on the table after an away win at Sakhnin while Hapoel are in 11th place after two straight losses.

Please note: A ticket will need to be presented in enter the match. Tickets will not be distributed on Matchday at the stadium box office.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – SC Ashdod Kiryat Shalom 11:00
After a month long break, the Club’s Under-17 side is back in action, as they enter Matchday 5 in 2nd place with a perfect record of four wins good for 12 points to go along with 14 goals for and 2 against. Ashdod enters the contest winless over the last two Matchdays and are in 6th place. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s squad will look to continue the positive momentum.

Beitar Ironi Maale Adumim “Tzav Pius” – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, Toto Stadium Maale Adumim Sunday 19:45
The Under-16 team plays in Maale Adumim on Matchday 7 as they enter the contest in 6th place with 3 wins and 3 draws. The last place side is winless so far this season.

Hapoel “Rami” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, Wolfson 10:30
With 4 victories in as many matches, the Under-15 South club gets ready for an away Derby at Wolfson on Matchday 5. The young Yellow & Blue are in first place and will look to continue on the winning track as they face the 3rd place side who are undefeated.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Yehuda Partush” Petah Tikva, Kiryat Shalom Synthetic 08:30
Matchday 5 pits two teams that are perfect so far this season, each with 12 points as Maccabi will try to keep up their quality play.

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Youth Derby Guidelines

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv this Saturday in the first Youth Premier League Derby of the season. Police and security guidelines are inside

This Saturday, the Youth Premier League Derby will take place at the Ramle Stadium, 11:45 and there will be an increased police and security presence.

Tickets will be needed to attend the match and are available at the Youth Department office at Kiryat Shalom on Tuesday and Wednesday between 14:00-18:00 and Thursday 09:00-12:00. (The visiting club’s tickets have been transferred directly to the club.)

As per the Ramle Police: Tickets will not be distributed on Matchday at the stadium box office. Exiting the stadium will not permitted during the match.

Fans who are not in their designated sections will be escorted outside of the stadium premises.

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Yellow & Blue Youth Department Results October 21, 2017

Maccabi “Shachar” got back on the winning track with a win at Sakhnin. The Under-16 side fell to Maccabi Haifa while both Under-15 squads continued their winning ways

Bnei Sakhnin 1:4 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
The Under-19 side recorded an important away win on Matchday 5 of the Youth Premier League. Eden Kartsev, Eylon Almog, Eyal Hen all scored for the Yellow & Blue. Head Coach Guy Tzarfati summed up the victory: “This was a good win at one of the toughest away pitches in the country. We were able to take advantage of our opportunities and that was key for us this match. Now we’re looking ahead to next week’s Derby.” For the full match report click here.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 1:2 Maccabi “Goldshenfeld” Haifa
After a win last week, the Under-16 squad fell to their rivals from the Carmel on Matchday 6. Nehorai Biton scores for the young Yellow & Blue. Head Coach Raymond Atteveld spoke about the contest: “We weren’t alert enough at the start of the game and that cost us a goal. After the goal we were able to control the pace of the game which was played at a high level and we created many chances. We were able to score the tying goal but we had to score more with the opportunities that we had. In fact, on one of the attacks that we had where we didn’t score, eventually led to a counter attack by Haifa. We made a number of mistakes in our decisions that led to the goal that we gave up. We have some important lessons to learn from the match today in terms of focusing and concentrating right from the beginning of the game. The second thing that we need to improve is how we take advantage of our chances in front of the goal. I feel that the team is getting more and more fit and will play even better as time goes by. There’s still what to improve on the defensive side of the game and to be less naive. All in all the players will learn and continue to develop from this match as good players are ones who make fewer mistakes.”

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 3:0 Sektzia Nes Ziona
The Under-15 South Team continued their winning ways as they convincingly defeated Nes Ziona. The young Yellow & Blue controlled the match just as they have in all four of their games, Ariel Belhason. Ener Osmandi and Elad Kaplan scored. Head Coach Ori David summed up the contest: “The match was good for the most part but we lacked some finishing, but the pace of the game was fine and I am continuing to see improvement from match to match due to our quality training sessions over the course of the week.”

Maccabi “Rafael” Netanya 1:3 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
Matchday 4 saw the Under-15 North side pick up yet another win. This time the young Yellow & Blue handed Netanya their first league loss thanks to goals by Omer Senior with a brace and Aviv Peles. Asaf Heber, the Head Coach spoke about the match that was: “We visited a tough pitch against a very good opponent and the squad did what we worked on all week during practice. Even when our opponent came back at the start of the second half, we didn’t stop playing and we pushed forward in order to regain the lead. Congratulations to the guys.”

Bnei Sakhnin 1:4 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv The Under-19 side recorded an important ...

Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Bnei Sakhnin 4:1

The Under-19 side recorded an important away win on Matchday 5 of the Youth Premier League. Eden Kartsev, Eylon Almog, Eyal Hen all scored for the Yellow & Blue

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv played at Sakhnin on Matchday 5 of the Youth Premier League and picked up the 3-points and an important 4:1 win over the northern rivals.

First Half
Guy Tzarfati’s squad came into the contest after falling to Hapoel Raanana last Matchday while Bnei Sakhnin also lost last week. The match began evenly with both sides trying to control the pace. After 20 minutes of football the young Yellow & Blue began to take the upper hand on ball possession which almost resulted in Eyal Hen finding the back of the goal but could only hit the post. However, in the 37’ Eden Kartsev would give Maccabi a 1:0 lead with a scorcher from 18 meters out which smacked the post and this time went in.

Second Half
The match resumed with Sakhnin looking for an equalizer which they found in the 47’ after a cross into the box was put in behind the Maccabi “Shachar” keeper, 1:1. The young Yellow & Blue came right back and regained the lead in the 55’ with an own goal for a 2:1 advantage. Two minutes later, the visitors would pad their lead when Eylon Almog who had come in as a substitute scored thanks to an assist by Or Dasa. The game continued with Maccabi in control as Eyal Hen added the 4th marker for a 4:1 win.

Head Coach Guy Tzarfati summed up the victory: “This was a good win at one of the toughest away pitches in the country. We were able to take advantage of our opportunities and that was key for us this match. Now we’re looking ahead to next week’s Derby.”

Starting XI – Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Amit Glezer, Fadi Najar, Tomer Mahlouf, Eden Kartsev, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Or Dasa, Eyal Hen, Amir Hardon.

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Youth Department Action Saturday October 21, 2017

The Under-19’s head to a tough away match at Sakhnin, the U16’s host Maccabi Haifa while the two Under-15 sides will look to continue their winning streaks

Bnei Sakhnin – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 13:30 Sakhnin
Matchday 5 of the Youth Premier League features a tough away match as Maccabi “Shachar” will travel up to Sakhnin and try to get back onto the winning track while the hosts currently have 4 points after a loss last week.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Goldshenfeld” Haifa, 10:30 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic
The Club’s Under-16 squad hosts the Greens on Matchday 6 after beating Petah Tikva last match. Haifa comes into the contest in second place undefeated.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Sektzia Nes Ziona, 08:30 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic
The only club that has won all 3 of their league matches welcome Nes Ziona for an early morning date at the Yellow & Blue training facility. The visitors sit in 10th place with 3 points as Maccabi will look to pick up another victory.

Maccabi “Refael” Netanya – Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv, 10:30 Shapira Netanya
The Under-15 North squad heads to Netanya on Matchdaty 4 as the young Yellow & Blue will try and keep their perfect record intact. The hosts have 7 points and have not lost yet in league play.

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4 Maccabi players help Israel take a step towards the European Championships

The Under-17 Israel National Team advanced to the Elite Stage of the European Championships. Four players from the Yellow & Blue Youth Department contributed to the team’s efforts at the qualifying tournament in the Czech Republic

The Under-17 Israel National Team advanced to the Elite Stage of the European Championships thanks in part to four Yellow & Blue Youth Department players, Dan Lugassi, Nadav Nidam, Omri Ram and Ido Shahar.

Israel’s group at the qualifying tournament includes Turkey, Armenia and the Czech Republic. Israel opened up the tournament with a 1:0 win over Turkey on Friday while last night the Blue & White defeated the hosts, the Czech Republic 2:0. All four players featured in the Starting XI in both matches and helped the team qualify for the Elite Stage with one more contest to be played when they face Armenia.

The quartet of players have also helped Maccabi’s U17 side to a 4-0 start with 14 goals for in the four victories.

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Yellow & Blue Youth Department Results October 14, 2017

Goals a plenty in the Youth Department. While the U19 squad fell to Raanana, the Under-16’s decimated the top of the table side. The U15 South team scored 9 as the North club won an important matchup

WATCH: Youth Department goals from October 14, 2017

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 0:1 Hapoel “Roie” Raanana
After a 3 week break, the Club’s Under-19 team, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv were back to action against Hapoel Raanana on Matchday 4 of the Youth Premier League. Although Maccabi controlled the pace of play throughout the contest, they fell to the top of the table club via a penalty in the 40th minute. For the full recap Click Here

Maccabi “Moshe Dayan” Petah Tikva 1:5 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
The Under-16 squad picked up a Matchday 5 win over the top of the table Petah Tikva side thanks to braces by Or Roizman and Shaked Navon and a single marker by Nehorai Bitton. Assistant coach Leon Asraf looked back at the win: “We are improving match to match and the players performed like a veteran squad implementing the game plan, especially in the second half. It was an important win as we continue on.”

Bnei Yehuda “Grundman” Tel Aviv 3:9 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
The Under-15 South side visited the Shechuna neighborhood and came back home with a terrific result while giving them 3 wins in as many matches. Oscar Gloch scored a Hattrick, Elad Kaplan a brace, while Mor Siman Tov, Bar Lin, Itay Ben Kimon and Ori Halevi all found the back of the goal for the young Yellow & Blue. Head Coach Ori David summed up the victory: “This was a very good match with excellent pace and we scored some fantastic goals. I’m very happy with the performance.” (This match was not videoed)

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 3:2 Beitar Ramat Gan
The North Under-15 squad also moved to 3 wins in 3 games by defeating Beitar Ramat Gan. The young Yellow & Blue were leading 2:0 thanks to goals by Yonatan Paz and Omer Senior but the visitors drew even. However, a goal by Aviv Pelles made all the difference handing Maccabi “Ilan” the victory. Head Coach Asaf Heber spoke about the contest: “We began the match very well, but gave up two goals in the second half. Fortunately we found the winner and took home the victory. This was a very important win as we continue on our way.”

WATCH: Youth Department goals from October 14, 2017

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Maccabi “Shachar” fall 1:0 to Raanana

The Yellow & Blue had chances but couldn’t find the back of the goal against the Youth Premier League leaders. A penalty kick in the 40th minute decided the contest

After a 3 week break, the Club’s Under-19 team, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv were back to action against Hapoel Raanana on Matchday 4 of the Youth Premier League. Although Maccabi controlled the pace of play throughout the contest, they fell to the top of the table club via a penalty in the 40th minute.

Guy Tzarfati’s side came into the match after a win last Matchday and with a total of 4 points, while their opponent’s were a perfect 3 wins out of 3 games good for 9 points.

The contest began evenly as both sides attempted to play their style of game. After 15 minutes of action Maccabi began taking control of the ball. Eyal Hen had a terrific chance to score when he took a deep ball and tried to pass the keeper but couldn’t get a good chance off from a tough angle. In the 38’ Eylon Almog had a great chance to find the back of the goal after a taking a fine cross from Or Dasa but the keeper made the save. However, just a minute later Raanana received a penalty and Netanel Cohen slotted it home for a 1:0 lead.

Maccabi began pressuring Raanana from the get go of the second half and in the 57’ Tomer Altman’s attempt was blocked by the keeper and the rebound went to Dasa but his shot hit the outside of the goal. Almog and Fadi Najar also had opportunities but couldn’t find the back of the goal. With six minutes left in the match Najar tried to score off of a corner kick but just missed by centimeters as Raanana took the win.

Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Alon Strosberg, Amit Gelzer, Fadi Najar, Tomer Mahlof, Eden Kartzev, Tomer Altman, Netanel Peretz, Or Dasa, Eyal Hen, Eylon Almog

After a 3 week break, the Club’s Under-19 team, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel ...