Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17s dropped their first points, but the Under-16s maintained their perfect record
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17s played host to Hapoel Kiryat Shmona at Kiryat Shalom training ground in matchweek 8 of the national Under-17 League and dropped their first points of the 2013/14 season after a goalless draw. After seven wins in as many league matches, head coach Eliezer Ben Aharon's charges failed to breach the visitor's defence in eighty minutes of play but managed to keep a clean sheet for the sixth time this season. After this draw Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded" are now third in the table trailing league leaders Maccabi Haifa by one point but with two games in hand.
The Under-16s, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eli Fuchs", maintained their perfect and impressive start to the season with their ninth consecutive league victory. Head coach Erez Belfer's lads hosted Hapoel Jerusalem at Kiryat Shalom and beat them comprehensively 7-0, with Omer Lakau scoring a hat-trick and Ofri Mashata, Lenny Aharon, Or Dassa and Salem Abad Salame scoring a goal apiece. Apart from their perfect league record after matchweek 9, the Under-16s also boast an impressive goal difference of 65, with 67 goals to their credit and only two concessions the entire season.
For Maccabi Tel Aviv's two Under-15 teams this was a less successful week-end. Team 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", relinquished a 1-2 lead against Central District League leaders Ashdod FC in the dying moments of their match to wind up at the wrong end of a 3-2 result. Almog Eilon and Neil Goldberg scored the two goals for Maccabi. For team 2 it was a trip to Netanya to meet their local namesakes. There they met with their first league defeat 2-1, yielding to their opponents top spot in the Sharon District Under-15 table.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-14 Team South hosted Hapoel Ramat Gan at Kiryat Shalom for what proved to be an intriguing and hard fought match that ended in a 3-3 draw, with Maccabi closing a 1-3 deficit in the closing moments of the match courtesy of two goals by Gal Porath. Adir Hardon scored Maccabi's first goal earlier in the match. Team North registered their sixth consecutive league victory with a 2-0 victory over Nesher FC. The only derby of the week-end was played between Maccabi's Under-13 Team South who hosted municipal rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv and finished in a 2-2 draw. Team North also drew, away against Hapoel Hadera, with neither side finding the net.
