Under-14 Club wins State Cup

Head Coach Alon Peleg's side turned in a fantastic performance to take home the State Cup by defeating Hapoel "Shlomo" Kfar Saba thanks to goals by Omer Rosio, Omer Senior and Aviv Pelles.

A fine performance by the Under-14 squad helped them win the State Cup after defeating Hapoel “Shlomo” Kfar Saba 3:0 at the Ramat Gan Stadium. Head Coach Alon Peleg’s side won the 70 minute contest convincingly. The young Yellow & Blue took a big step towards capturing the Cup in the first half when they received goals via Omer Rosio and Omer Senior. Aviv Pelles sealed the deal with a second half strike to close out the 3:0 victory.

 

Peleg spoke about the win following the match: “The team sacrificed it all in this match and they fought very hard to win. The kids took advantage of the opportunities that they had. A huge amount of credit goes to Arik Levy, the professional director of the department in the north. I’m very happy for the club as they took a long path to get to where they are today.”

A fine performance by the Under-14 squad helped them win the State ...

Yellow & Blue Saturday – Match Results May 6, 2017

The Under-19's won at home, the Under-17's moved closer to the title with an important away win while the Under-15 sides took home quality victories

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 3:1 Ramat Nir HaSharon
Following last week’s defeat to Maccabi Netanya, the Under-19’s picked up the home win. Netanel Peretz, Tomer Altman and Dor Galili all scored for the young Yellow & Blue. CLICK HERE for the full Match Report.

Bnei Sakhnin 0:1 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv
The Under-17 side picked up an important away win at Sakhnin that put them on the cusp of the league title. The Yellow & Blue controlled the action over the first half and had a number of quality chances to no avail. In the second half, Eliezer Ben Aharon made a number of substitutions as Nadav Nidam and Dan Lugassi from the Under-16 squad came into the match and helped maintain possession. In the 53rd minute, Omer Brami scored from 20 meters and gave Maccabi the lead and the winning goal. Ben Aharon summed up the victory: “You could see the difference between the two sides and next week we will have the chance to take home the championship.” The coach also pointed out the fine play of both Nadav Nidam and Amit Glezer. The win maintains the 7-point lead atop the table between them and second place Maccabi Haifa and with a victory next Matchday against Hapoel Petah Tikva, the title will be handed to the young Yellow & Blue.

Beitar “Gadi” Jerusalem 2:4 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
Ori David’s Under-15 North team continued its winning streak by defeating Beitar at Bayit Vegan. Falling behind early, a brace by Stav Nachmani in the 5th and 13th minutes gave the visiting Maccabi the advantage. Another goal came on a free kick play by Itay Ben Hemo and Yarin Muzan finished off the scoring with Maccabi “Eldad’s” fourth goal of the match. David spoke about the victory following the contest: “This was another fine performance by the team as we won our 6th match in a row.”

Maccabi “Yehuda Partush” Petah Tikva 1:3 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
The Under-15 North side visited Petah Tikva for a tough away encounter but picked up the win thanks to goals by Yalli Lazar, Shai Belhassen and Tal Torgeman. Following the win, Head Coach Amir Sofer said: “I’m very happy that the players are continuing to improve and I’m very pride of them. Victories aren’t the only important part but I’m very happy for them.”

The Under-16 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv club was off this weekend.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 3:1 Ramat Nir HaSharon Following last week’s defeat to ...

Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Ramat HaSharon 3:1

Guy Tzarfati's side got back onto the winning track with a fine performance at Ramle. Peretz, Altman and Galili all scored for the young Yellow & Blue

Prematch
With three Matchdays remaining in the Youth Ligat Ha’Al season, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv returned to Ramle Stadium as they hosted Hapoel Ramat Hasharon. The young Yellow & Blue entered the match after falling last week by a 2:0 scoreline to Maccabi Netanya as they looked to get back onto the winning track. Guy Tzarfati made a few changes to his Starting XI as Or Dasa and Prince Thomas entered the fray while Eylon Almog and Dor Galili also provided the attack. The Under-19 squad came into the contest sporting 49 points in third place while their opponents ranked in 9th position.

First Half
The first chance of the match went to Ramat Hasharon as Omer Kats was forced to make a quality save early on in the 4th minute on a one on one situation as Amit Rosenboim then cleared the ball from the line. Three minutes later Maccabi already took the lead as Altman led a counter attack and found Dasa who crossed the ball from the right to Netanel Peretz as the latter found the back of the goal for the 1:0 advantage.

In the 12th minute Guy Setach gave Almog a deep pass that went over the visiting defense, but his 14 meter attempt was stopped by the keeper. The Yellow & Blue continued to control the pace of the game as Almog took a Dasa ball in the 36th minute but the former’s attempt went over the goal.

Second Half
Six minutes into the second half, the visitors found the equalizer from inside of the box. However, the Under-19’s didn’t hang their heads and retook the lead in the 57th minute as Altman unleashed a 20 meter scorched that didn’t allow the Ramat Hasharon keeper a chance to make the stop giving Maccabi “Shachar” a 2:1 advantage. Three minutes later the visitors went down to ten men as they were issued a red card giving Tzarfati the opportunity to make some wholesale changes on the pitch by introducing Neal Goldberg, Ron Zamir, Guni Naor, Amit Shapira and keeper Refael Vaknin.

The hosts didn’t take their foot off of the gas as they scored their third goal in the 72nd minute. Amit Shapira took the ball from the right and sent it to an open Galili as the striker elegantly headed it in the far corner for the 3:1 lead. Maccabi looked for yet another goal and almost found it in the 89th minute but Altman’s chance from 10-meters out was taken by the keeper as the contest ended 3:1 in favor of the young Yellow & Blue.

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Youth Department Saturday Action – May 6, 2017

The Under-19 side hosts Ramat HaSharon, the Under-17's will look to secure the championship while the Under-15 club will attempt to keep their title hopes alive

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Ramat HaSharon, 11:30 Ramle
With three Matchdays remaining in the season, the Under-19 squad will look to get back onto the winning track after falling to Netanya last week. Guy Tzarfati’s side are 4-points out of second place as they host the 9th place club.

Bnei Sakhnin – Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv, 11:15 Doha
The Under-17 side may win their league’s championship this week in Sakhnin as Eliezer Ben Aharon’s team hold a 7 point lead with only four Matchdays remaining.

Beitar “Gadi” Jerusalem – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, 11:00 Bayit Vegan
This Saturday, Uri David’s squad will look to stay in the title race as they have three games left in the campaign and find themselves five points out of first place.

Maccabi Petah Tikva – Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv, 14:45
The Under-15 North Club want to finish their season on a high note as Amir Sofer’s team are currently in 4th place as they take on the club one place above them on the table.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Ramat HaSharon, 11:30 Ramle With three Matchdays remaining ...

Fadi Najar Youth Player of the Season

The young central defender who won the award joins Dor Peretz and Eliel Peretz as past winners. The defender said: "I'm dreaming about playing with the first team"

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Gala Evening took place last night and one of the award winners was Fadi Najar. The young central defamer was named the Youth Player of the Season and joined Dor Peretz and Eliel Peretz as past honorees. The award was presented by Shlomi Alberg, CEO of Profit and after Najar accepted the prize he spoke about the evening:

“I’m very happy and I had a good season. I was surprised as this was my first season with the club but teammates were very supportive. I will keep working hard as my dream is to play with the First Team.”

About the Gala:

“So far the evening is beautiful and it’s a one of kind event, the first that I’ve been to like this. Remember I’m just 19 years old.”

On former awardees Dor Peretz and Eliel Peretz:

“They are two great players and I hope that I can reach the heights that they have already.”

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Gala Evening took place last night and one ...

Yom Hazikaron, Israel Remembrance Day Youth Department Ceremony

The Youth Department players and staff honored those who fell while serving the country at a ceremony that was conducted at Kiryat Shalom. Fans Liran Baruch and Omer Levi who were injured in the line of duty lit the memorial candles

All across the State of Israel, Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day is being marked and of course the same was done at the Club’s Youth Department where those who fell in the line of duty were remembered at a ceremony that took place at Kiryat Shalom. Youth Department players, professional staff along with many parents took part in the event while Liran Baruch and Omer Levi, fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv who were injured in the line of duty lit the memorial candles. In addition, Arik Sviatkovsky, brother of fan Ilan Sviatkovsky z”l who was killed by terrorists by the Gaza Strip was present as well. Dvir Zivan from Achim L’Semel read the names of Maccabi fans who fell while serving their country.

All across the State of Israel, Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day is ...

Maccabi “Shachar” fall to Netanya 2:0

The Under-19 club’s winning streak came to an end at the Sharon side, giving up goals in the 30th and 90th minutes. Ramat HaSharon is up next Matchday

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv attempted to keep their winning streak alive when they visited Netanya on Matchday 27 but fell to the hosts 2:0 in Youth Ligat Ha’Al action.

Netanya had been in fine form of late with two straight wins and got onto the scoresheet in the 30th minute thanks to Abed Jabarin. Maccabi looked for the equalizer as Guy Tzarfati’s players pressed for the tying goal, however Netanya sealed the deal with a 90th minute strike to close out the contest.

The loss leaves Maccabi in third place with 3 matches left in the campaign. Next week, the young Yellow & Blue will return to Ramle and host Ramat Nir HaSharon.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv attempted to keep their winning streak alive when ...

Youth Department Saturday Action – April 29, 2017

The Under-19 side will look to continue their fine play of late when the visit Netanya, the Under-17's hope to inch closer to the league title while the Under-16 club will attempt to stay in the championship race

Maccabi “Shlomi” Netanya – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 12:30 Netanya
Guy Tzarfati’s squad is in great shape winning 6 of their last seven matches and will look continue the fine run on Matchday 27 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al. The young Yellow & Blue currently sit in 3rd place with 49 points and will attempt to move closer to second place Hapoel Raanana who are four points ahead.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Beer Sheva, 10:30 Kiryat Shalom
The Under-17 side under the direction of Eliezer Ben Aharon are also in good form after advancing to the State Cup Final earlier in the week. Maccabi “Oded” will look to take another step towards the league title when they host Hapoel Beer Sheva with only five Matchdays remaining and a gap of 8 points ahead of the second place club.

Hapoel Ramat Hasharon – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 18:30 Ramat Hasharon Synthetic
After scoring six goals last Matchday, Alon Brumer’s squad will try to keep the league championship race in their sights by collecting three more points against the 9th place team. With four contests left in the season, the third place Maccabi sits 6 points out of first place.

Hapoel Raanana – Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv, Raanana Park North – Synthetic
The Under-16 club has had a difficult schedule of late and will hope to pick up a win at Raanana. Amir Sofer’s charges are in 4th place as they visit the 7th place outfit.

Maccabi “Shlomi” Netanya – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 12:30 Netanya Guy Tzarfati’s squad ...

Tzarfati: “The players understand what our expectations are”

The Maccabi "Shachar" Head Coach summed up the 1:0 win over Maccabi Haifa: "This is all part of what we have been building over the past season and we are making a complete changeover"

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv continued their fine play of late and picked up another quality victory by defeating first place Maccabi Haifa 1:0 away on Matchday 25 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al. Guy Shetah’s 76th minute goal gave the young Yellow & Blue their sixth win in seven games and denied the Greens the opportunity to celebrate their championship already today.

Following the match, Head Coach Guy Tzarfati spoke about his player’s performance: “Defeating Maccabi Haifa is no small task. This club is having a fantastic season but I want to look at our play first. To come here and play well with a ton of positive energy is all part of what we have been building over the past season”

About the season as a whole:
“I don’t feel that this was a missed opportunity. On one hand, we are Maccabi and we want to win titles, but we can’t forget that we are going though a complete changeover in the Youth Department. Our players are working very hard and very intensely. Our victory is to take the players to the end of the season and for them to understand the expectations and the path that we are taking them on here at Maccabi.”

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv continued their fine play of late and picked ...

Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Haifa 1:0

The young Yellow & Blue continued their strong play as a second half Guy Shetah goal handed the visitors the 3-points & the win against the top of the table side

Prematch
Following two straight wins, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Maccabi “Shmuel” Haifa in a tough away encounter on Matchday 25 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al. Dor Galili was back in Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI in place of Neil Goldberg for the only change in the side that defeated Hapoel Haifa 2:1 on Sunday. Haifa on the other hand was looking to win the league tittle with only 4 Matchdays remaining in the season.

First Half
The match began as the sides played tentative football with the first chance coming in the 15th minute for Haifa as Omer Kats made the save.

The Yellow & Blue took their first opportunity of the contest in the 25th minute when Tomer Altman’s chance went off of the outside of the goal to keep the match goalless. Five minutes later, Amit Shapira led a counter attack and gave the ball to Altman but his 18 meter scorcher went off of the bar as the half ended 0:0.

Second Half
Haifa had a chance to take the lead 15 minutes into half number two when Amit Zaneti came very close to scoring but Fadi Najar cleared the ball off of the line while six minutes later Eylon Almog’s effort was stopped by the Green’s keeper.

In the 69th minute, Almog had yet another chance thanks to an Altman pass but his shot was off the mark. However, Maccabi’s hard work paid off in the 76th minute when Ron Zamir teamed up with Guy Shetah whose sharp angled chance found the back of the goal for a 1:0 lead. A minute after the goal, Haifa was down to ten men as Zaneti was sent off for an off the ball foul on Eden Kartzev as Maccabi wrapped up their 6th win in 7 matches, denying the Greens the opportunity to be crowned champions.

Prematch Following two straight wins, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Maccabi “Shmuel” Haifa ...