Maccabi “Shachar” & Tubruk draw 0-0

Guy Tzarfati's side looked to get back onto the winning track away at Tubruk but were only able to split the points. Prince hit the post while Ozeri made a heroic save. Next Saturday: Ironi Rishon Le'Zion Yehuda

Prematch
The Under-19 squad came into Matchday 16 after falling to Kiryat Shemona 2:1 last week up north. Following that match, central defender Raani Hamza moved to Maccabi Shearayim of the Leumit League. Tomer Altman, Amit Rosenboim and Omer Kats were injured and unavailable for the contest, while Guy Shetach, Mahmoud Awesat and Netanel Peretz were included in Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI.

First Half
Maccabi “Shachar” controlled the tempo of the match playing primarily in the midfield while looking for a way past the Tubruk defense. Netanel Peretz had a great chance in the 34th minute when he took the from ball 6 meters out, but his effort went over bar. Ron Zamir also took a stab at the Tubruk goal but missed the target. Near the end of the first half, Tubruk had a magnificent chance to take the lead as Sosa went in all alone on Hen Ozeri. However, the young Yellow & Blue keeper made a huge save as the ball went out for a corner.

Second Half
Tubruk had a number of counters at the start of the second half as Ozeri came up big again stoning Sosa from in close. In the 60th minute, Fadi Najar picked up a yellow card and four minutes later Guy Tzarfati made his first substitution as Eylon Almog replaced Or Dasa.

The insertion of Almog gave the Under-19’s new life as just two minutes after the striker came onto the pitch, he almost gave his side the lead, but the Tubruk keeper Ohayon made the stop sending the ball out for a corner. Almog again had a wonderful chance in the box but Ohayon made the save to keep the match goalless.

Amit Shapira was introduced in the 77th minute in favor of Awesat and Prince Thomas came on a bit later to try and find a winner which he almost did from 16-meters, but his chance went off of the left post as the match ended in a 0:0 draw. Next Saturday Maccabi “Shachar” will host Ironi Rishon Le’Zion Yehuda at the Ramle Stadium.

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Avi Cohen’s Widow Speaks to Maccabi “Shachar”

The Young Yellow & Blue heard from Dorit Cohen all about her legendary husband's storied career and tragic accident. Watch the Under-19 players attempt to play football with special "Drunk Glasses" thanks to Or Yarok

Just prior to kicking off at Beitar Tubruk on Saturday, 12:00, the Maccabi “Shachar” players had the privilege to listen to Dorit Cohen, Avi Cohen z”l’s widow, about her husband’s illustrious career as a player for the Yellow & Blue and beyond.

Cohen tragically passed away just over six years ago due to a motorbike accident. Dorit along with Or Yarok and the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation are committed to keeping Avi’s legacy alive through programming with the youngsters and youth of Maccabi. Over the course of the presentation Dorit spoke about Avi’s life and times, how he was able to succeed and even have the opportunity to star for the Liverpool. The lecture was so moving that some of the participants began to cry.

Straight from the lecture, the players went to the training pitch and learnt about what type of influence alcohol can have and the dangers that it can cause especially when driving. The young Yellow & Blue put on special “Drunk Glasses” that impair your vision to show what it is like to have had to much to drink as attempted to dribble the ball and shoot at the goal. Here are the results:

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Youth Department action, Saturday January 21, 2017

The Under-19 club plays away at Tubruk, the Under-16 side will look to keep their streak going and the Under-15 team has their “Match of the Season” against the first place squad

Beitar Turuk – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, Tubruk, 12:00
Maccabi came up short last week in Kiryat Shemona falling 2:1 to the northern team and will now look to get back onto the winning track. Guy Tzarfati’s side will attempt to move out of 4th place on Matchday 16 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al.

Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, Ramle, 10:45
Alon Brumer’s squad has been playing extremely well and will look to continue their fine form after scoring 7 goals last Matchday. The young Yellow & Blue find themselves just just one point off of the top of the table where Maccabi “Moshe Dayan” Petach Tikva currently sit.

Bnei Yehuda “Grundman” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, Shechuna HaTikva, 10:30
After losing their first match of the season last Matchday, the Under-15’s will be playing their “Match of the Season” against Bnei Yehuda in the Little Derby. The hosts are in first place with 34 points while Ori David’s side find themselves in second place with 32.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Yehuda Partush” Petach Tikva, Kiryat Shalom 9:00
Amir Sofer’s crew come back from the break raring to go with a top of the table clash against their Petach Tikva counterparts who are just 2 points ahead of Maccabi “Ilan” as they sit in third place.

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Maccabi takes the Derby 1:0 over Hapoel

Maccabi Tel Aviv visited Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Big Derby at the Moshava Stadium on Matchday 18 of the Ligat Ha'Al and picked up the win and three points

The Yellow & Blue only needed one goal to pick up the Derby victory as Vidar Kjartansson headed home the winner in the 8th minute via a Ben Chaim cross as Maccabi will now prepare for a Matchday 19 contest against Bnei Sakhnin next Sunday evening at the Netanya Stadium.

Sports Director Jordi Cruyff’s Starting XI was the exact same lineup that featured against Hapoel Raanana last Matchday and included keeper Predrag Rajikovic in goal with a defensive corps of Eli Dasa, Eitan Tibi, Egor Filipenka and Avi Rikan. Captain Gal Alberman was in his usual defensive midfield position along with Eyal Golasa and Yossi Benayoun while Tal Ben Chaim, Barak Itzhaki and Vidar Kjartansson played in front.

Available on the bench were Daniel Lifshitz, Haris Medunjanin, Oscar Scarione, Dor Micha, Sagiv Yehezkel, Tal Ben Haim and Nosa Igiebor.

First Half
Maccabi looked to take an early lead and they did just that in the 8th minute when Ben Chaim superbly crossed the ball into the box right to Icelander Kjartansson who put it behind Ariel Harush for the quick 1:0 lead.

Three minutes later, Itzhaki found Benayoun but number 51’s effort sailed over the goal while Ben Chaim found Kjartansson again in the box, however the striker’s header just went wide left of the goal.

With Maccabi controlling the tempo of the contest, Itzhaki had a marvelous chance in the 26th minute but Harush was up to the task and parried the ball away to keep the score as is. Eight minutes later Ben Chaim came dashing into the box from the left side but his sharp angle effort was just pushed out for a corner kick. Seconds later Shachar Hirsch went the other way for Hapoel, however his individual effort missed the goal wide right as the ball scooted out or harm’s way.

Both sides would not have many chances over the final minutes of the half as the Yellow & Blue went into the break ahead 1:0 after 45 minutes of action.

Second Half
Maccabi’s first chance came in the 53rd minute when Rikan found Kjartansson once again in the box but his header was just off the mark. In the 65th minute Hapoel went downfield after a Maccabi miss, but Hirsch came up empty again for the Reds as Rajikovic was in place to make the stop.

Cruyff made his first two substitutions of the match in the 67th and 75th minutes introducing Haris Medunjanin and Dor Micha in favor of Itzhaki and Benayoun respectively. After a hard collision between Golasa and Ben Reichert, number 23 exited the game and Nosa Igiebor entered in the 82nd minute.

Following 6 minutes of added time, Maccabi closed out the victory and collected three points as look ahead to next week’s Matchday 19 encounter against Bnei Sakhnin at the Netanya Stadium.

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Kartzev scores brace for Israel in 4:0 win

The Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv midfielder shined for the Blue & White by scoring two goals against Georgia as part of a Friendly Tournament waling place in Belarus

The Under-17 Israel National Team is participating in a tournament in Belarus that began play today. Gadi Brumer’s side defeated Georgia 4:0 as Maccabi’s Eden Kartzev scored a brace. Even though Kartzev is playing with the Under-17 due to his age, he is part of Maccabi’s Under-19 squad.

Guy Dahan gave the Blue & White a 1:0 lead in the 13th minute while Kartzev scored his first of two 14 minutes later after taking advantage of a Georgian defensive mistake. In the 53rd minute, the Yellow & Blue midfielder scored his second of the contest from 14 meters out. With 20 minutes remaining in the match, Nasir Magduv scored Israel’s fourth goal. Tomorrow, the Blue & While will face their Ukrainian counterparts.

Other than Kartzev, Maccabi’s Daniel Peretz, Alon Strosberg, Amit Glazer, Tomer Machlof and Eyal Hen are also part of the squad.

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Yellow & Blue Saturday – Match Results January 14, 2017

The Under-19 squad’s win streak came to an end away at Kiryat Shemona, the Under-16 side continued its fine run while the Under-15 club lost their first match of the season

Hapoel Kiryat Shemona 2:1 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
Guy Tzarfati’s side traveled up to Kiryat Shemona with a two match win streak. Dor Galili scored for the Yellow & Blue but 13 minutes to time saw the hosts take home all three points. For the full match report CLICK HERE

Gadna “Roni” Tel Aviv 0:7 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
Gil Ben Shalosh scored a brace for the Under-16 squad while Raava Assayag, Omri Ram, Bar Cohen, Dan Lugassi and Asaf Hershko all scored for Alon Brumer’s team in the Little Tel Aviv Derby.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 1:2 Beitar “Gadi” Jerusalem
After 13 games, Head Coach Ori David and his Under-15’s suffered their first loss. Stav Nachmani gave the young Yellow & Blue the early lead in the 4th minute, however the capital city side drew even on a 24th minute penalty and two minutes after the break took the lead for good.

Hapoel Kiryat Shemona 2:1 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv Guy Tzarfati’s side traveled up ...

Maccabi “Shachar” falls to Kiryat Shemona 2:1

Guy Tzarfati's Yellow & Blue looked to keep up the positive momentum as they traveled to face Kiryat Shemona, however, their winning streak came to an end. Dor Galili scored for the third straight week

Prematch
Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Kiryat Shemona as they took on their northern counterpart on Matchday 15 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al. The young Yellow & Blue came into the contest with a 2 match win streak and looked to take home another three points.

Guy Tzarfati had to make do without the injured Amit Rosenboim and Daniel Peretz who was with the National Team as Hen Ozeri and Noam Cohen both got the start.

First Half
Both sides played tentative football over the first quarter hour, but it would be the hosts who would take a 1:0 lead thanks to Rotem Hatuel in the 18th minute. Or Dasa attempted to send a number of deep balls to his teammates over the Kiryat Shemona defense that didn’t find their marks while counterattacks by Eylon Almog and Dor Galili missed the target as Maccabi “Shachar” went into the break down by a goal.

Second Half
Just four minutes into the second half, Dasa was able to get a deep ball into the box right to Almog who took a terrific shot that Kiryat Shemona keeper Daniel Banish was able to kick save right onto the feet of Dor Galili who scored the equalizer from in close.

However, in the 77th minute, Kiryat Shemona regained the lead on a counter thanks to Itzhak Lugassi. Tzarfati’s players tried to draw the Yellow & Blue even but to no avail coming up short 2:1 versus Kiryat Shemona as they will now get ready for next week’s encounter against Beitar Tubruk.

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Youth Department action, Saturday January 14, 2017

The Under-19 squad heads up north to Kiryat Shemona and the Under-16's take on Gadna Tel Aviv in the Little Derby. The Under-17 and one of the Under-15 sides are not in action this Matchday

Kiryat Shemona – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 11:00, Kiryat Shemona
Guy Tzarfati’s Club will look to keep the positive momentum going as they head to the north of the country on Matchday 15 of the Youth Ligat Ha’Al. The young Yellow & Blue have won two games in a row and currently sit in 3rd place with 27 points while their Kiryat Shemona counterparts find themselves in 5th place with 24 points.

Gadna “Roni” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 8:45, Gadna Tel Aviv pitch
The Under-16’s are in a battle for the top spot of the league as their coach Alon Brumer will try to keep them as close as possible to the peak of the league as they play a Little Derby on Matchday 15 against the last place team.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Beitar “Gadi” Jerusalem, 10:30, Kiryat Shalom
Ori David’s team currently leads their Under-15 league and will look to keep up their fine record of no losses on Matchday 13.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (Under-17) and Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv (Under-15) are off this Matchday.

Kiryat Shemona – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 11:00, Kiryat Shemona Guy Tzarfati’s Club ...

NEW: Training Principles in Modern Football Course

The Club's Sports Science Department along with the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports are proud to launch a course that combines both theoretical and practical implementation. Antonio Dello Iacono: "The advantage? Experienced lecturers"

Over the last few years, sports science has become essential in providing information to plan, implement and monitor training programs in the field of football. This coming March, a brand new course will be launched in conjunction with the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Science Department and the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports that will deal with training methodologies in modern football. The course which will be a total of 60 academic hours and will meet 12 times at Kiryat Shalom. Lecturers will include Dr. Antonio Dello Iacono, Course Coordinator, the Youth Department’s Performance Director Patrick van Leeuwen, Raymond Atteveld and other coaches from the department.

Registration for the course which begins on March 10th and will be held on Fridays between 09:30-14:30 is already open. In an interview with the Official Website, Dello Iacono discussed what awaits those who take part in the course.

What was the idea behind the course?
“This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time and it’s thanks to Patrick and the new work methods that have been implemented in the Youth Department which sped up the process of starting the course. We decided to not only touch on the theoretical side but also on the methodology of training along with the aspects of the professional, philosophical and tactical parts of the game.

Each class will be five academic hours and the course will be split up into three parts. The first will be in the classroom and will deal with the scientific and professional background which will include many practical examples. We will then move onto the pitch for part two where the Youth Department coaches will put what was learnt in the classroom into practice while the third part will be an open discussion, analysis of what was put into practice and a wrap up of both the theory and practical parts of the course.”

What requirements are necessary to enroll in the course?
“The criteria is that registrants must be football coaches and not a football counselor or group leader. They must have a professional background. A third year student who is a candidate for a physical education degree and has passed a test in scientific basics of physical fitness may register. A person without a background or experience may not register for the course because it will be taught at a very high professional level and we want the participants to be able to understand the course matter. Another goal further down the line is to expand the course to a year, but right now there will be 60 hours over 12 classes.”

What are the advantages of this course?
“The practical experience of the lecturers. Whether it’s a coach who was once a player, or a performance director who has managed both youth departments and first teams over the course of 15 years or one who has an academic background based on a tremendous amount of scientific research.”

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Yellow & Blue Saturday – Match Results January 7, 2017

All of the Youth Department teams picked up victories on Saturday. Check out all of the results and goal scorers inside

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:0 Maccabi “David Asis” Petach Tikva
Guy Tzarfati’s squad won their second match in a row as they bested the second place side. Dor Galili’s fine strike was the difference maker and decided the contest. For the full match report click here.

Hapoel Kiryat Shemona 2:0 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv

The Under-17 side travelled up north and kept their 7 point lead atop the table with an away win. Saar Berami and Muflach Shalata scored for the young Yellow & Blue while Omer Berami assisted on both goals.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 4:0 Beitar “Shmuel” Jerusalem

Alon Brumer’s club continued their fine play with their 9th win in a row. Dan Lugassi found the back of the goal in the 2nd minute while Bar Cohen and Gil Ben Shalosh also scored. An own goal by Beitar was also amongst the four markers for the Under-16’s.

Ironi Modiin 1:3 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv

The Under-15 team stayed at the top of the table as Ori Ben Hamou, Shekel Navon and Noharai Bitton all scored for Ori David’s squad within the first twenty minutes of the contest.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 2:1 Hapoel Raanana

Guy Sevilla and Niv Berkovic found the back of the goal for the Northern Tel Aviv Under-15 side as Amir Sofer’s Maccabi “Ilan” got back onto the winning track.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:0 Maccabi “David Asis” Petach Tikva Guy Tzarfati’s squad ...