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Final Day of Kiev Training Camp

Just before returning to Israel, the U17 & U16 squads met their counterparts from Dynamo Kyiv. The U17 side drew 1:1 while the U16’s fell 2:1. Patrick van Leeuwen the Club’s Performance Director: “The camp was extremely useful for all of the department’s clubs”

The last day of the Kiev Training Camp has come to an end. After the Under-19 Club finished their friendlies, the Under-17 and Under-16 squads also played their last matches against their counterparts from Dynamo Kyiv, one of the most successful European sides from the Ukraine. Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17) drew 1:1 as Tal Yagodaev scored the lone goal for the young Yellow & Blue. The Under-16 team fell 2:1 as Itay Ben Hemo was the goal scorer.

Under-17 Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon summed up the match and the training camp in general: “We played a good match, though we missed a number of chances. I was happy to see various things we worked on in training in the actual match and that’s encouraging. The players are learning quickly and are performing just as we demanded of them. We finished the camp off feeling very good.”

Patrick van Leeuwen, the Club’s Performance Director observed the Under-16 match and said: “The players were able to stand toe to toe with one of the great European clubs. The players were pressured a bit at the start of the game and didn’t play as they did in the previous contests like working as a team and quickly putting on pressure after losing the ball. All in all it was a wonderful experience for the guys, to be able to play against a very physical and fast club. We cut the lead near the end of the match and it gave the players motivation and energy to try to tie up the game.

It was an excellent camp, the players worked hard all week long and I believe that the camp was extremely useful for all of the department’s clubs who took part, the U19, U17 & U16. The players stood up well to the task at hand and played bravely against a very high level European side.”

Leon Asraf, one of the Under-16 professional staff members added: “Even though we were down 2:0 we were able to cut the lead and almost drew even. This was a very high level opponent and these types off matches help us continue to improve. This is one of the reasons why we had this training camp as the players have now gained European experience.”

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4:1 win over Shakhtar & 2:2 versus Dynamo Kyiv

A successful day for the Club's Youth Department at the Kiev Training Camp. Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv took care of Shakhtar Donetsk in the morning while drew with Dynamo Kyiv later in the day

The final day of the Under-19 Club’s Kiev Training Camp bore fruit as the side played well in both friendlies. In the first match Maccabi “Shachar” defeated Shakhtar Donetsk thanks to goals by Eylon Almog, Or Dasa, Eyal Chen and Tomer Altman. Later in the day the squad drew 2:2 after coming back from a 2:0 deficit on strikes by Eyal Chen and Nadav Nidam.

Head Coach Guy Tzarfati summed up the pair of contests: “I’m happy that we had the opportunity to play against two big European clubs and we gained some international experience while putting in a good performance. We were organized and played at a high level. In the two matches we played 3 different age groups and we gave everyone the chance to play at this level and gain experience. All in all it was a very successful training camp and we are happy to now return to Kiryat Shalom as a team and even stronger.”

The Under-19 side departed for their Ukraine training camp about a week ago and defeated Arsenal Kyiv 4:0. The camp continued with very intensive training sessions with the goal of improving and preparing the club for the 2017/18 season. The last day included two matches against strong European opponents, the Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk youth teams. The young Yellow & Blue’s camp was a success that included solid results as as it ended on a high note.

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“I was very proud to be able to play with the Maccabi Tel Aviv first team”

Just as the Toto Cup group stage came to an end Saturday night, two youth players made their first team debuts as Fadi Najar and Eden Kartsev took to the pitch

One of the main goals of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Department is to help players advance to the first team and on Saturday night two youth players did exactly that as they made their first team debuts on Matchday 5 of the Toto Cup. Fadi Najar who has played as a central defender for the Under-19 side entered the contest in the 67th minute and played as a left back while Eden Kartsev played 18 minutes in his natural position of defensive midfielder.

The 19-year old Najar who scored 2 goals in 30 appearances as a central defender last season spoke about his debut: “I was very proud to be able to play with the Maccabi Tel Aviv first team. I feel like I had a good debut and I was excited at first, but I got into the rhythm of the game very quickly. I hope that I will continue to perform well with the Youth club.”

Kartsev who is 17-years old has played for the Under-19 squad for the past 1.5 years making 39 appearances while scoring 8 goals. The young midfielder spoke about his first match: “I’m very happy to have made my debut for the best club in the country. I’ve waited for this for a long time and I have worked very hard to get to this point. I’m very happy that the club trusts me and has given me the stage to prove myself. I hope that I’ll get more opportunities to prove myself in the future. The match itself was fine and I was very excited but after a few minutes on the pitch I felt fine.”

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Training Camp Day 5: Friendlies for U17 & U16

The Under-17 and Under-16 sides were busy at their Kiev training camp as the U16 squad defeated RFK 8:0 while the U17 club fell to the U17 Ukrainian National Team

The 5th day of the Kiev Training Camp saw two Maccabi Youth Department sides have mixed results in their friendly matches. Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17) took on the U17 Ukrainian National Team and fell 2:1 as Bar Cohen scored for the young Yellow & Blue. Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv (U16) faced RFK and won 8:0 thanks to goals by Shaked Navon (2), Tal Torgeman (2), Yehali Lazar, Ilay Hadar, Ron Yosef and Shahaf Mazor.

Raymond Atteveld, the Professional Director of the Under-16 team spoke about the match and the training camp in general: “The training camp gives you the opportunity to build the club on the pitch. You can fix things up and help out each other to get the best out of each player. The players have worked very hard this week both on and off of the pitch. It didn’t take long to see the results as we won 8:0.

As soon as we controlled the pace in the first half our opponent began to tire. We scored some very nice goals due to our quickness. But we can still read the game better, to know where our opponent’s weak points are and where our strengths lie.

We began the second half with fresh players and they pressured the other side who was already tired and we didn’t let them breathe. At the end of the match the players knew that they could’ve scored even more goals. This is the goal that we are aiming for as a club and to know that there are no shortcuts, to always give 100% every day and at every moment. We will continue to push each other higher. Congratulations to the players and there is no need to say it but the players know how to give 100% to Maccabi Tel Aviv.”

Eliezer Ben Aharon, the Under-17 Coach spoke about his side’s contest: “We played against a very good and aggressive National Team. The match can be split up into two halves, one which was good and the other which wasn’t. We made a lot of substitutes and we were a bit fatigued. This was our second match and we will continue to learn from these experiences as we continue on.”

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Department team will continue their training camp and will face additional opponents in Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Under-17 club opens training camp with win

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv played their first Kiev training camp friendly and defeated Olympic Kiev 1:0. Bar Cohen scored in the win

The Under-17 side began their training camp friendlies with a 1:0 victory over local outfit Olympic Kiev. Bar Cohen scored the decisive goal for the young Yellow & Blue in the 55th minute in the 3rd day at their Ukraine training camp as the team will face other clubs in the upcoming days.

The victory continues the positive momentum that has surrounded all of the Maccabi Youth Department teams thus far as they prepare to face some tougher competition in Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv.

Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon summed up the camp so far: “This was our first friendly and it was a good predatory match against a very physical club. The players are gaining experience from these types of opportunities and it also gives us a chance to get to know each other better as we continue to see the club improve.”

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The Under-15s are victorious 5:2 over Arsenal Kyiv

The Kiev, Ukraine Training Camp continued as Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv defeated the local side in impressive fashion. Raymond Atteveld, the Professional Director of the Under-16 squad: “The players deserved this victory”

The Club’s Under-16 team defeated Arsenal Kyiv 5:2 in their first Ukraine training camp friendly. Shaked Navon, Itay Ben Hemo, Yishai Bozrgi, Yarin Mozen and Or Roizman all scored in the victory for the young Yellow & Blue. Over the course of the training camp there will be a number of friendlies and intensive training sessions in order to prepare the side for the upcoming 2017/18 campaign.

The win continued the positive momentum at the camp as earlier in the day the Under-19 squad also defeated Dynamo Kyiv 4:0. The Under-17’s will also get into match action a little later on at the training camp as well. Raymond Atteveld, the Under-16 Professional Director expressed his thoughts: “The first friendly in Kiev came after a few very tough training sessions. It’s great to see that the things we worked on during training were done correctly, especially during the match. The players deserved the victory as they played well throughout the entire match. However, we still gave up two goals due to our own mistakes. Overall, I’m satisfied about a number of elements and we must continue to make sure we play our positions correctly. Tomorrow there will be two more training sessions where we will analyze the match that was and see where we can improve.”

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Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Arsenal Kyiv 4:0

The Under-19 side got off to a fast start at their Kiev Training Camp as they defeated the Ukrainians in their first friendly. The Yellow & Blue goal scorers in included Eylon Almog, Prince Thomas, Adir Hardon and Sahar Brami

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv opened up their Kiev Training Camp on the right foot on day three as they defeated local outfit Arsenal Kyiv 4:0. Eulogy Almog scored the Under-19’s first goal in the first half while Prince Thomas, Adir Hardon and Sahar Brami all added markers in the second half.

The Under-17 and Under-16 squads joined the camp yesterday as they will also be playing Arsenal Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Guy Tzarfati, the team’s Head Coach spoke about the match: “It was a great way to begin the training camp and we played a good match. We are continuing to get to know one another and we’re working hard.”

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Youth Department Clubs head to Kiev Training Camp

Three teams from the Club's Youth Department departed for training camp in Kiev, Ukraine. The Under-19 side flew this morning while the Under-17 & Under-16 will join them tomorrow. The squads will face their counterparts from Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv

Over the the next few days, three Yellow & Blue Youth Department Clubs will arrive in Kiev, Ukraine for an 8-day training camp. The Under-19, Under-17 and Under-16 clubs are working hard as they prepare for their respective 2017/18 campaigns. During the training camp the team will play friendlies against Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv and Arsenal Kyiv.

Match Calendar:
Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv Under-19
9.8 – vs Arsenal Kyiv
13.8 – vs Shakhtar Donetsk
13.8 – vs Dynamo Kyiv

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv Under-17
10.8 – vs Arsenal Kyiv
12.8 – vs U-17 Ukraine
14.8 – vs Dynamo Kyiv

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv Under-16
9.8 – vs Arsenal Kyiv
14.8 – vs Dynamo Kyiv

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Tomer Altman signs a new 5-year contract

The 19-year old midfielder will continue with the club until 2022. Patrick van Leeuwen: “He's a talented midfielder and we’re happy that he has signed a new contract”

Tomer Altman signed a new 5-year contract this afternoon that will keep the 19-year old midfielder who scored 6 goals in 53 appearances over the last two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv until 2022.

The Club’s Performance Director, Patrick van Leeuwen spoke about the signing: “Tomer Altman is a talented midfielder and we are happy that he signed a new 5-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Now the ball is at Tomer’s feet as he begins his professional career and has the opportunity to impress in order to make the first team.”

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New season underway: Under-15’s Open up Training

The Under-15 Clubs, Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv and Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv began preparations for the 2017/18 campaign. The South club’s coach Ori David begins another season with the side, while the North squad will be coached by Asi Heber

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under-15 teams opened up training for the 2017/18 season. Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv (south) will train at Kiryat Shalom while Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv (north) will be at the University. Each side will be in a competitive league as Ori David will continue on as coach of the Under-15 south squad and Asi Heber will begin his first season in charge of the Under-15 north team.

Each coach received new players from the Under-14 clubs as Performance Director Patrick van Leeuwen and assistants Raymond Atteveld and Robin Verheul were on hand for the first training session of the new season.

The Under-15 south coach Ori David was excited to get back to work: “I’m about to start my 10th year here and I’m very excited. The club is very talented and you can see that they have imbued the football philosophy that they received last season from the professional staff. We are here to help them improve. The expectation for the upcoming season is for the players to raise the level of their game and to have a good campaign.”

Asi Heber, the Under-15 north coach also commented on beginning a new season: “It’s a wonderful feeling to come back from vacation to something that we all love especially as I start my second year at the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Department. There is a terrific challenge ahead which is to lead the Under-15 north team. My expectations for the campaign ahead is to continue to develop each and every player so that the whole team takes a step forward together.”

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under-15 teams opened up training for the 2017/18 season. ...