Maccabi “Oded” wins the title

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Youth Department kept rolling along on Saturday as the Under-17 club joined the Under 16 & 15 sides by winning its league title

The Yellow & Blue Youth Department continues to bear fruit due to their hard work all year long as the Under-17 side won their league championship joining the Under-16 & 15 teams in lifting their respective trophies. On Saturday, Ori Uzan’s team won their title even before they played their match.

Maccabi “Oded” visited Maccabi Netanya and lost but nonetheless won their league prior to even stepping foot on the pitch. Uzan spoke to the Official Website following their match: “It’s of course a very exciting moment and we went through a not so simple year. At the beginning of the year Eylon Almog was promoted to the Under-19 side and we were still able to start the season winning 14 of 15 games. Other players advanced as well through the ranks and we handled the situation very well considering we put together an almost brand new club.”

On how his players improved over the course of the year:

“The kids really had a magnificent year. We knew how to come and win every single big match we had be it a Derby or against Haifa. They improved tremendously as a team and two players who originally weren’t on the National Team were called up to be part of the side and that’s very important for us.”

His personal feelings about the end of the campaign:

“This was definitely the most exciting year I’ve had for sure. I came here after coaching for Ligat Ha’Al clubs and it was an adjustment that took a bit of time but I’m very happy that I was able to do this. At this age level, the feedback and the player’s learning curve is something that you won’t see anywhere else. I was able to reach my goals this season and I’ve already set my sights even higher for the next campaign. At the end of the day I’m happy that I accepted Nir’s (Levin) offer to join the Youth Department. I had a pleasure to work with and learn from him.”

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Know your history: Oz Tzemach & Eldad Regev ZT”L

The Youth Department players and coaches learned about Oz Tzemach and Eldad Regev TZ"L and why their teams are named after them

Many of the Youth Department teams are named after a particular person due to who they were. Usually they are named after former players, however at Maccabi Tel Aviv two of the teams are named for soldiers who fell in the line of duty defending Israel. One of the Under-15 club’s is named after Eldad Regev and the Under-12 South side is named for Oz Tzemach.

Last night before they laced up their boots and headed out to the pitch for a training session, the two teams had an educational program where they learned about these two people and why the club’s they play on are named after them.

Coaches Amir Sofer of the Under-15 side and Kfir Alfonte from the Under-12 South team showed the players pictures of the two fallen soldiers and spoke about their connection to Maccabi along with describing the core values that they can take from these two heroes who lost their lives for the country that they loved.

 

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Yom Hazikaron: Day of Remembrance at the Youth Department

The annual ceremony took place at the Kiryat Shalom Training Facility with players from the Youth Department along with the family of Ilan Sviatkovsky ZT"L, a fan of the club who fell in 2010

The Youth Department held their annual Yom Hazikaron Ceremony on what is undoubtedly the toughest day for the whole country. The players from the Youth Department and Club personnel along with their families took part in the observance.

Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted the family of Ilan Sviatkovsky ZT”L, a fan of the club who was killed in 2010 in an exchange of fire with terrorists who were planting explosives along the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip. Ilan’s family honored us with their presence on this very difficult day.

They shall all be remembered.

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Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results May 7, 2016

The Under-19 team disappointed in the Derby, the Under-17 side closed in on their league title and all of the rest of the Youth Department results are inside

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 2:3 Hapoel Tel Aviv

Plenty of goals at the Ramle Stadium on Saturday afternoon saw the young Yellow-and-Blue fall in the Derby against Hapoel. For the full match report CLICK HERE

Hapoel Raanana 0:4 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv

Ori Uzan and his charges moved closer to capturing the league championship after defeating Raanana 4:0 away. Sa’ar Berami scored a hat-trick while Afek Blass also found the back of the home team’s goal as Maccabi “Oded” sit atop the table by 5 points with only 6 points left in the bank. Next week the Under-17 club will visit Netanya with one goal in mind; take home the title.

Maccabi Petach Tikva 1:0 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv

Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s Under-16 team won their league midweek with a few matches remaining; one of which was at their Petach Tikva counterpart. The Yellow-and-Blue were called for a penalty which ended up deciding the contest as they fell away 1:0.

SC Ashdod 1:0 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv

Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv 1:0 Bnei Sakhnin

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 2:3 Hapoel Tel Aviv

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Maccabi “Shachar” loses to Hapoel 3:2

A terrific match at the Ramle Stadium ended in disappointment as the Maccabi Under-19 club fell to Hapoel after leading twice. Altman and Almog scored for the Yellow-and-Blue

Matchday 28 of the Toto Youth League pitted Maccabi against Hapoel in the second Tel Aviv Derby of the season at the Ramle Stadium. The young Yellow-and-Blue lost to Hapoel in the 90th minute of the team’s first encounter of the campaign as Ziv Arie’s charges looked to avenge the effect with just three games left. Oliel Peretz was unavailable as he was with the senior side and Haviv Ohayon was out due to an injury.

The Derby began with both side’s looking to impress. Maccabi had the first opportunity of the match when Eden Kartzev sent Guy Aviv a magnificent ball, but his effort was staved off for a corner kick. The home side continued to press with Kanichowsky, Dasa and Almog all testing their luck from outside of the box.

Finally, Maccabi struck in the 19th minute when Kartzev was pulled down in front of the goal good for an 11 meter spot kick. Tomer Altman stepped up and scored giving Arie’s side a 1:0 lead. However, Hapoel pulled even in the 33rd minute when Ibrahim Sfori beat keeper Hen Ozeri. 1:1 in the Derby.

If you thought that this was going to be the end of the scoring in the first half, you were mistaken as it didn’t take long for Almog to give Maccabi the 2:1 lead when his 25 meter effort beat the Hapoel keeper who was not in place to make the save. But with just three minutes left in the half, Hapoel drew even once again as Raz Itzhak scored from close in to head into the break at 2:2.

The second half began with the same players as both coaches opted to keep the same Starting XI on the pitch. As both clubs played a bit more tentatively, it took 20 minutes for Hapoel to break the deadlock as Eden Hershkowitz scored the Red’s third goal of the afternoon.

Arie made a double substitution looking to tie up the match as Omri Haramati and Yarin Sharabi were introduced for Or Dasa and Tomer Altman. With the contest nearing its end, Mahmoud Awesat and Amit Rosenboim also came on, but Maccabi “Shachar” couldn’t find the equalizer as they fell to Hapoel 3:2 in the final youth Derby of the season.

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Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Wins League Title

Following the Under-15 club's Championship celebration this past Saturday, the Under-16 side picked up where they left off and won their league title on Wednesday defeating Hapoel Petach Tikva 5:1

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, the club’s Under-16 side took home the League Title winning 5:1 over Hapoel Petach Tikva at Kiryat Shalom. Eyal Hen scored early on in the 2nd minute while Sa’ar Berami recorded a hat trick. Shachar Drucker put the final stamp on the match by scoring the fifth and final goal.

Eliezer Ben Aharon’s charges played consistently well all season long scoring 103 goals throughout the campaign and Wednesday with three Matchdays remaining the young Yellow-and-Blue were rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

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Sofer: “The players deserve a tremendous amount of credit”

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Haifa yesterday 2:0 at Nahalal and won the League title after a magnificent campaign with three matches to go

The year began with Erez Belfer on the sidelines, however after his departure, Amir Sofer who was part of Ran Elias’s staff replaced him and went on to win the Championship.

Sofer didn’t hide his excitement after winning and told the Official Club Website: “It’s never easy to join a team in the middle of the year, but Erez left a wonderful side for me to take care of. Since I was part of Ran Elias’s staff it was also a bit easier for me to get into the swing of things very quickly. I’m not going to lie, I had some concern about taking over the squad in the middle of the season, but thankfully everything went perfectly. I joined a terrific team that continued on its way and built on its success prior to my arrival.”

How the players reacted to the change:

“The players deserve a tremendous amount of credit. The squad not only changed its coach but also some of the players during the course of the season and they were able to handle it. They put in a tremendous amount of effort and motivation from practice to practice and from Saturday to Saturday. The players continue to learn and improve and you can see it on the pitch.”

The club’s direction:

“The most important thing that we want the players to understand is that wins and points aren’t at the top of the list of items that we are interested in, but rather how the players stand by the principles and standards of the club. Once they do that then the results will come. The staff hasn’t taken their foot off of the gas all year long and that’s also why we’ve won so many matches. The key to victory is counting to adhere to the principles and standards of the club during the actual games and at practice.”

The remaining matches this season:

“We’ve told the players that we are going to continue to practice and work hard until the final match. Our goals haven’t changed one bit and the fact that the two teams will be combined next season isn’t a major concern. There are plenty of things going on behind the scenes to ensure that the two sides come together as one club smoothly. The bottom line for us is that this is not a big deal.”

His personal feelings after joining the Youth Department:

“Personally, the club has given me a lot of confidence and it’s a tremendous amount of fun. Every little detail is examined at Maccabi and that’s what brings in the results. It’s an amazing experience to work here and I’m already hungry to begin next season.”

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Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results April 30, 2016

The Under-15 club celebrated the League Title, the Under-16 team took a big step to winning their league and the rest of the Youth Department results

Beitar Tubruk 0:2 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

The young Yellow-and-Blue fell to Tubruk in Netanya yesterday afternoon. Maccabi “Shachar”’s counterparts scored an early goal and held off the visitors while scoring a late insurance marker to collect the three point just one week prior to the Tel Aviv Derby next Matchday.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 0:0 Hapoel “Zachi Ben Porat” Tel Aviv

The Tel Aviv Derby that took place at Kiryat Shalom didn’t yield any goals as Ori Uzan’s side will continue to lead the league with a five-point advantage over the Reds with only 9 points left in the bank.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 4:3 Hapoel “Yoram” Rishon Le’Zion

One of the most interesting matches of the day took place at the Under-16 level as Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” looked to get back onto the winning track after falling in the State Cup final. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s side gave up an early goal but a pair of goals by Amit Mordechaev and Junus Gabarin gave the home team the lead at the break. Rishon drew even in the second half but Gil Rachimi and Eyal Ron scored to give the young Yellow-and-Blue the win and a chance to celebrate the league title next Matchday.

Maccabi “Goldscheinfeld” Haifa 0:2 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv

The Under-15 club earned the 2015/16 League Championship after defeating the Haifa Greens away in the Carmel. The team which is co-coached by Amir Sofer and Ran Elias led the whole season and were crowned Champs with three Matchdays left in the season.

Maccabi “Team 2” Tel Aviv – Break

Beitar Tubruk 0:2 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

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Maccabi “Shachar” fall to Tubruk 2-0

Ziv Arie's side wasn't able to keep the positive momentum going as his team fell to Beitar Tubruk in Netanya

Maccabi “Shachar” visited Netanya to kick off against Beitar Tubruk on Matchday 26 of the Toto League. Idan Yogev and Guy Aviv were unavailable due to injury while Oliel Peretz and Haviv Ohayon were with the First Team leaving the coach a short bench for Saturday afternoon’s matchup.

The young Yellow-and-Blue didn’t start the match off well as they gave up an early goal off of a corner kick after an Amir Shapira foul. Eitan Ratzon headed the ball behind Ozeri to give the hosts a 1:0 lead after less than ten minutes in Netanya. Maccabi maintained possession throughout the half but couldn’t find an equalizer as they went into the break down by one.

Coach Arie made a pair of substitutes to begin the second half as Eylon Almog and Eden Kartzev took Prince Thomas and Mahmoud Awesat’s places on the pitch. However, the match took an aggressive turn and coupled with a tough pitch, the Under-19 side had a rough time finding a goal of their own and allowed the Tubruk players threaten the Yellow-and-Blue goal in search of an insurance marker.

Almog gave Maccabi “Shachar” a bit of hope but his header just went wide of the post while Lazar Durovic came in to play striker but proved to be ineffective. As the match neared the end, Tubruk added to their lead as the contest ended in a disappointing 2:0 loss.

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Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Hapoel Raanana 1-0

A late goal by Eden Kartzev leads his side to victory in a midweek clash at Ramle as Ziv Arie's team picks up 3 valuable points against the club from the Sharon

With their State Cup run ended and first place out of reach, the Ziv Arie’s club continued to introduce some of the younger player into the squad. Hen Ozeri started in goal as Haviv Ohayon trained with the senior side while Prince Thomas was also given a Starting XI opportunity against Hapoel Raanana.

Just like the last time these two sides met, Maccabi controlled the tempo of the match but had a tough time breaking through the stingy Raanana defense. Kanichowsky and Awesat both had chances but couldn’t find the back of the goal as the clubs went into the break goalless.

The second half mirrored the first until Yarin Sharabi came charging down the right side of the pitch and crossed the ball to Eden Kartzev who headed the ball off the post and into the Raanana goal. A beauty of a goal and an assist from two players who in fact could still be playing for the Under-17 club as Maccabi picked up the 3-points and the victory.

With their State Cup run ended and first place out of reach, ...