Stormy weather couldn't spoil an almost perfect Saturday of football for Maccabi Tel Aviv's youngsters
After capturing the top spot in the table last week, Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17 squad set off for an away tie with Ironi Modi'in with one thing in mind: hold on! In form Sohil Armali continued to lead the Maccabi attack and scored his seventh league goal right at the start of the match. Effi Tal scored a second, his third goal of the season, and earned Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded" a 0-2 victory. As a result, Maccabi's Under-17s not only kept their top spot in the league, they widened their margin to four points over second placed Hapoel Tel Aviv, who only managed a draw in their Saturday fixture.
Maccabi's Under-16s had the week-end off but the Under-15 teams booked impressive wins. Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-15 "Eldad" triumphed 4-0 in their tie with Ironi Bat Yam and kept a close distance to the top teams in the table. Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-15 Team 2 handily beat Gadna TA in their away match 0-8. The only draw of the Youth Division's Saturday fixtures was at Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-14 Team South's match against Bnei Yehuda. Team North's match at Hapoel Kiryat Ono was put off due to the condition of the pitch. Maccabi's Under-13 teams also had a winning week-end. In a municipal derby Team South beat Hapoel Tel Aviv at Wolfson training ground 0-2 and Team North also won their away match at Ironi Modi'in 1-2.
