Youth Department Results, Saturday September 17, 2016

A big victory for the Under-19 side over Rishon Le'Zion, plus terrific starts for Eliezer Ben Aharon and Alon Brumer. Here's what happened in the Youth Department this past Saturday

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 0:6 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

What a great way to pick up their first win of the season as the Yellow & Blue under the direction of Patrick Van Leeuwen just before Guy Tzarfati takes over scored a fantastic result. Netanel Peretz recorded a brace while Mahmoud Awesat, Eylon Almog, Or Dasa and Eden Kartzev all put home goals in the victory. Watch the highlights.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 2:0 Ashdod

Sa’ar Berami’s brace within five minutes gave the Under-17 squad a 2:0 win over the southern side. Eliezer Ben Aharon should be pleased with his team’s performance and will look ahead to Matchday Two.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 1:0 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramle

It took 57 minutes for David Dego to score the lone goal of the contest as Alon Brumer’s outfit picked up the 3-points giving the coach his maiden win on the Yellow & Blue sidelines. Next Matchday will see Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” play the Little Derby against Bnei Yehuda.

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 0:6 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

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Guy Tzarfati named Head Coach of the Under-19 Club

The former Yellow & Blue midfielder rejoins the Club as the new Head Coach of Maccabi "Shachar" Tel Aviv: "I'm excited to return to the place where I grew up"

Guy Tzarfati has joined the Club’s Youth Department as the Head Coach of the Under-19 side, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv. Tzarfati (37) took his first steps as a footballer in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Department and advanced all the way to the First Team where he won the State Cup.

“We are delighted to welcome Guy Zarfati back to Maccabi Tel Aviv, the club he made his first steps as a player and graduated from the youth department all the way to the first team” said Patrick Van Leeuwen, Maccabi’s
Performance Director. “Guy’s important role as the coach of the U-19 Youth team will be to assist the academy in the development and  education of our young future prospects under the club’s new philosophy so that they could be considered in the future for the first team. We wish him all the best in his new role”. 

Tzarfati expressed his feelings to the Official Website following his appointment: “I’m excited to return to the place where I grew up. From my first steps as an infant, I remember myself being associated with Maccabi Tel Aviv. My father and my two brothers played at Maccabi and were part of title winning teams and part of the Youth Department. My personality was formed in this department and there’s no one happier than me to return home. Now I have the opportunity to give over what I experienced together with the new director of the department, someone who I very much believe in.”

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Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 6:0

The Maccabi "Shachar" youngsters put on a terrific show at Haberfeld Stadium leading to a Matchday Two win. Peretz with a brace, Awesat, Almog, Dasa and Kartzev all scored

After falling to defeat on Matchday One of the Youth League, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion at Haberfeld Stadium under the direction of Patrick Van Leeuwen who is temporarily coaching the squad. The Performance Director didn’t make any changes to the Starting XI from last week.

First Half

Netanel Peretz opened the scoring as the young midfielder put the ball behind the Rishon keeper from inside the box to give the Yellow & Blue a 1:0 lead.

Maccabi “Shachar” continued to press the hosts and controlled the tempo of the game right from the get go. Mahmoud Awesat added the guest’s second goal of the match on an assist by Or Dasa while Eylon Almog put in the third before the break to give Maccabi a 3:0 lead after 45 minutes.

Second Half

Van Leeuwen’s squad came out in the second half and immediately added a goal by Or Dasa off a Ron Gabay assist, adding to the Yellow & Blue advantage. Netanel Peretz put in the visitor’s fifth goal with the help of Awesat and two minutes before time Eden Kartzev joined the party, scoring a header from Tomer Altman’s corner kick to give Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv their first win of the season.

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Youth Department Action, Saturday September 17, 2016

Maccabi "Shachar" will visit Rishon Le'Zion as they look for their first win of the season while Eliezer Ben Aharon and Alon Brumer's sides open up their season on Saturday

Hapoel “Yehuda” Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 11:30, Haberfeld

After a disappointing start to the season, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under-19 Club will look to get onto the winning track, however, their opponent also lost on the first Matchday of the season and will be aiming for a victory as well. Eden Kartzev should be part of the squad after returning from Germany where he was on national team duty with the Israel Under-17 side.

Maccabi “Yehonatan” Netanya – Maccabi “Oded” Te Aviv 10:00, Netanya

The Under-17 team will be back in action this weekend after a number of weeks away due to international tournaments as Eliezer Ben Aharon’s team will play at Maccabi Netanya. The Head Coach spoke about the new campaign: “This year is a very different. Every season is a new year but this will be totally different. The changes that have been made across the Youth Department has also given us a new perception and attitude that came along with Patrick’s arrival. We’re getting used to it and things are looking much better both on and off of the pitch. Our expectations this coming campaign are not exactly graded expectations but more of an agenda to be able to train and help more players reach the Under-19 Club and prepare them for the demands that this side will make on them.”

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – Beitar Tel Aviv Ramle 08:30, Kiryat Shalom

Alon Brumer’s Under-16 outfit will also be in action this weekend against their counterparts from Beitar Tel Aviv Ramle. The coach of the Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” commented: “It’s very special and exciting for me to return to the Club that I grew up in and to be part of the process in aiding the younger players hopefully make it up to the First Team. This group is very talented but it’s also a team that is a combination of two Under-15 sides. I remember having to go through this as a player myself and it’s no easy task. Our goal for this team is to help them advance and improve from match to match and of course to be the best that they can be.”

Hapoel “Yehuda” Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 11:30, Haberfeld

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Maccabi “Shachar” fall 1:0 to Tubruk

Maccabi's Under-19 team opened up their season on the wrong foot falling to Tubruk on a goal by Gal Hassan. The second half saw the Yellow & Blue's opponent play with 10-men. Van Leeuwen: "The team performance was good. There's a lot to improve." Watch

Pre-match:

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv opened up the 2016/17 Toto Youth League campaign at home against Beitar Tubruk. The Starting XI included: Omer Kats, Amit Rozenboim, Noam Cohen, Fadi Najar, Ron Gabay, Shay Golan, Tomer Altman (C) Netanel Peretz, Or Dasa, Almog Eylon, Mahmud Awisat.

First Half:

Five minutes into the contest, Almog Eylon hit Tubruk’s left post from 16 meters out after receiving the ball from Or Dasa and Altman also tried his luck from 20-meters as his effort hit the woodwork. However, it was Tubruk who scored first taking a 1:0 lead as Gal Hassan found the back of the goal from 6-meters taking a deep pass and converting it for the early advantage. Noam Cohen then broke up a Tubruk counter but he picked up the first yellow card of the season.

Maccabi “Shachar” continued to press and in the 21st minute Netanel Peretz missed a wonderful opportunity following a terrific team effort by the young Yellow & Blue as his 10-meter chance just went over the bar. Altman again took the opportunity from long range but his shot flew over the goal. Dasa hit the post five minutes before the half as the sides went into the break with Maccabi down by a goal.

Second Half:

The second half began with no substitutions and the Yellow & Blue continued to put pressure on Tubruk for an equalizer. In the 58th minute Guy Shetach was introduced for Dasa and almost scored after being on the pitch for just two minutes as his free kick was parried away by the Tubruk keeper.

In the 62nd minute Amit Shapira came in for Netanel Peretz and just three minutes later Tubruk was down to 10-men as Eyal Melul was sent off for a hard foul on Amit Rosenboim.

Shetach had an 81st minute opportunity from 15-meters but the Tubruk keeper again made the save while in the 87th minute Awisat came off in favor of Tomas Prince whose 16-meter scorcher just sailed by the post as Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv fell 1:0 on Matchday One of the Toto Youth League.

Pre-match:

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Golazo for Medunjanin, Eliel Peretz scores for Israel U21

The Israel Under-21 National Team defeated Liechtenstein 4:0 and solidified their second place group position for the Euro 2017 qualifying tournament. The Bosnian scored the 3rd goal in a 5:0 win over Estonia. Check it out

The last National Team games for this round of matches came to an end this evening for both the senior sides and Under-21 teams. Following Israel’s 1:3 loss to Italy on Monday night, the Under-21 team also closed out their round of matches as well with a 4:0 victory over Liechtenstein and now have a firm grip on second place in their group.

Maccabi was represented by Dor Peretz and Eliel Peretz as the latter scored a 37th minute goal from a shot just outside of the box as the ball caromed off one of the Liechtenstein defenders and made its way behind the keeper.

Dor Peretz said following the match: “It’s a great feeling to solidly be in second place. I’m really happy for Eliel because he scored. He’s been working very hard, deserved it and I hope he can continue. We have to give it our all in the last couple of matches in order to punch our ticket to the next round.”

Another Maccabi representative, Haris Medunjanin who’s plying his trade for the Bosnian National Team blasted home a right footed volley to help his team win 5:0 over Estonia. Medunajnin scored the match’s 3rd goal in the 71st minute for one of the nicest strikes of the evening.

Another Yellow & Blue National Team representative, Serbian Predrag Rajikovic helped his shoe earn a point in a 2:2 draw with Ireland.

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Raz Itzhak signs Four Year Deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv

The young striker will return to wear the Yellow & Blue after a year at Hapoel Tel Aviv and will be loaned out to Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle

The young striker, Raz Itzhak signed a four year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Itzhak will return to the Yellow & Blue after having played one season with Hapoel Tel Aviv. The 18-year old, who scored 9 goals in the Youth League last year and who played with Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv two campaigns ago winning the league title will be loaned immediately to Beitar Tel Aviv/Ramle.

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Maccabi wins 2-1 away at Ashdod

Maccabi Tel Aviv kicked off against SC Ashdod at the Yud Alef Stadium on Matchday Two of the Ligat Ha'Al after coming back to Israel on Friday from Split

The Yellow & Blue earned three points on Matchday Two on two first half goals by Oscar Scarione and winger Tal Ben Chaim via penalty as Gadi Kinda was only able to cut the lead in the 40th minute. The players will now be on the international break as Matchday Three will take place in two weeks when Maccabi hosts Beitar Jerusalem at the Netanya Stadium.

Head Coach Shota Arveladze had Serbian keeper Predrag Rajikovic in goal with Avi Rikan, Eitan Tibi, Egor Filipenka and Eli Dasa in front of him. Captain Gal Alberman was back in the Starting XI while Haris Medunjanin and Oscar Scarione played beside number 6. Providing the attack was a trio of Dor Micha, Tal Ben Chaim and Barak Itzhaki.

On the bench was Haviv Ohayon, Eyal Golasa, Tal Ben Haim, Nosa Igiebor, Dor Peretz, Eliel Peretz and Yossi Benayoun.

First Half

Even before everyone settled into their seats at the Yud Alef Stadium, Maccabi sporting their new blue away kit was on the board. Scarione took a tremendous long pass from Itzhaki to come in from the left side and slot the ball behind the Ashdod keeper for the 1:0 lead in the first minute.

In the 7th minute Itzhaki himself had a terrific chance but skied his ball over the bar while a minute later Scarione almost picked up a brace but keeper Yoav Gerafi was in the right place to make the stop. As the match hit the 19th minute Ben Chaim swung a cross in from the left side to the middle of the box where Itzhaki’s header went wide right of the goal as Maccabi continued to look for their second goal on the evening.

However, it wouldn’t take them too much longer to find it as Ben Chaim was tripped up in the box after receiving a terrific pass by Scarione God for a penalty that number 11 easily slotted home to the bottom left of Gerafi’s goal for a 2:0 Yellow & Blue advantage. Alberman’s long range scorcher was collected by Gerafi in the 34th minute but out of nowheres Gadi Kinda capitalized on a Maccabi defensive error and out the ball behind Rajikovic to cut the lead to 2:1 in the 40th minute.

Ben Chaim almost put home his second of the match but his sharp angled shot went off the post and out as the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the first half.

Second Half

With Ashdod looking for an equalizer they began attacking Maccabi and almost converted a pair of early second half chances but Rajikovic made sure to keep the score as is with two nice saves. Head Coach Arveladze made his first substitution of the evening introducing Tal Ben Haim in favor of Barak Itzhaki and moved to three central defenders in the back.

With the new formation in place winger Ben Chaim had a marvelous chance to increase the lead in the 56th minute but his effort went off of an Ashdod defender and out for a corner. In the 60th minute Nivaldo headed a ball back to the keeper that almost went into the goal, however Gerafi made it back in time to make the stop on the line.

Drazen Bagaric had two chances to draw Ashdod even in the 63rd and 65th minutes but Rajikovic made the save on the former while the latter was just wide right of the goal. Following a yellow card issued to Alberman, Arveladze made his second substitute of the match bringing in Nosa Igiebor for Dor Micha while Eyal Golasa was introduced for Haris Medunjanin in the 71st minute.

Bagaric again had an opportunity to tie up the match but his shot from the top of the box went over the bar and out in the 78th minute and Dasa was issued a yellow card in the 86th minute as play went back an forth with each side looking for a goal late in the match. However, neither club would find one as the Yellow & Blue remain perfect early on in the season winning 2:1.

Maccabi’s next match will be in two weeks due to the international break when they face Beitar Jerusalem at home.

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Maccabi wins 3:1 to open the season

Maccabi Tel Aviv opened their Ligat Ha’Al campaign against Hapoel Kfar Saba on Matchday One at Teddy Stadium due to a radius penalty and received a brace by acting Captain Ben Chaim

The Yellow & Blue have now won their sixth consecutive season opener defeating Hapoel Kfar Saba 3:1 at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on a header goal by Eden Ben Basat and a pair of goals by winger Tal Ben Chaim while Mavis Tchibota answered for the visitors.

Head Coach Shota Arveladze’s first ever Ligat Ha’Al Starting XI consisted of Serbian keeper Predrag Rajikovic in goal with a defensive quartet of Eli Dasa, Tal Ben Haim, Eitan Tibi and Omri Ben Harush in front of him. Haris Medunjanin, Nosa Igiebor and Oscar Scarione featured in the middle while Yossi Benayoun, Eden Ben Basat and acting Captain Tal Ben Chaim provided the attack.

First Half:

The Yellow & Blue went on the offense right from the opening whistle but Mendunjanin’s 4th minute long range shot was collected by the Kfar Saba keeper Ran Kadosh and Ben Basat’s bicycle kick four minutes later from 11 meters out went over the goal by inches as the scored remained 0:0 early on.

In the 20th minute Medunjanin’s low effort just went wide right, while Kfar Saba’s Ran Itzhak had a chance in the 28th minute for the visitors. A burst of speed by Ben Chaim caught up to Ben Harush’s magnificent pass on the left side but Kadosh made a miraculous save to keep the match goalless in the 32nd minute.

Just before the stroke of halftime Maccabi got on the board through Ben Basat as number 9 headed home a Scarione rebound to give the Yellow & Blue a 1:0 lead as the teams went into the break.

Second Half:

Ben Basat led the charge to begin the final 45 minutes as his 15 meter scorcher was pushed over the bar at the last second by Kadosh as Maccabi searched for an insurance marker. However, they didn’t have to search to long and hard as Dasa was fouled in the box good for a penalty kick that Ben Chaim coolly slotted home for the 2:0 lead in the 58th minute.

Coach Arveladze made his first substitution of the evening when he introduced Eyal Golasa for Nosa Igiebor in the 65th minute and five minutes later his side added a third goal as Ben Chaim completed a brace. Oscar Scarione led the winger with a brilliant ball on the left side as number 11 placed a fantastic ball by Kadosh, off of the right post and into the goal for a 3:0 advantage.

Following a pair of Maccabi substitutions with Barak Itzhaki and Egor Filipenka replacing Scarione and Tibi, Kfar Saba’s Mavis Tchibota cut the Yellow & Blue lead to 3:1 on an easy shot from 5 meters out in the 78th minute. Ten minutes later Itzhaki attempted to get the goal back but he missed his tremendous opportunity while Benayoun’s screamer was stopped by Kadosh to keep the score as is to lead Maccabi to another season opening win.

The team will now prepare to fly to Croatia for the second leg of the Europa League Playoff Round against Hajduk Split as Maccabi hold a 2:1 advantage.

The Yellow & Blue have now won their sixth consecutive season opener ...