Nearly all of Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth teams booked good results this weekend. The Under-16s celebrated their fourth consecutive victory
In addition to wins by Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-19s and Under-17s, nearly all of the other Maccabi youth teams picked up three points after a highly successful weekend. Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-15s hosted Ironi Kiryat Gat at the Kiryat Shalom training ground, beating them 6-1 and recording their fourth consecutive win. Hadar Levy (10 league goals) and Hai Tom Zagury each scored a brace, while Oz Levy and Rani Hamza added one goal each. Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eli Fuchs"'s fifth victory this season took them up to fourth in the league table, leaving them without a home loss after ten weeks of league play. Next week head coach Eliezer Ben Aharon's lads will play an away game against Be'er Sheva FC, where they will try to maintain their good run of form.
In a weekend that saw success for nearly all Maccabi teams, from the seniors down to the children, both of Maccabi's Under-15 teams registered wins of their own. This was Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad"'s fourth win this season with a 1-0 victory in a derby against second placed Hapoel Tel Aviv, allowing them to close the gap at the top of the table. Roy Ronen scored the winning goal in the second half. The Under-15 Team 2 also registered a victory, their third of the season, with a 2-0 home triumph against Hapoel Jerusalem, who sit bottom of the table in the national Under-16s League South.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's younger teams also won. The Under-14 Team North celebrated their fourth victory in five games with a 0-2 away win against Maccabi Shoham on Friday. They continue to stay close to Hapoel Tel Aviv at the top of the table, having taken 12 points from five league games. Team South also won away , beating Ironi Modi'in 1-4.
Another derby game took place in the National Under-13 Central League, where Maccabi's Under-13 Team North beat Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-0 and maintained first spot in the table. Team South were the only Maccabi Tel Aviv side not to win this week-end, losing 2-1 to Ashdod FC.
