Maccabi Tel Aviv FC held their annual Shachar Brickman memorial game at Kiryat Shalom
Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club today held their annual match in memory of the late Shachar Brickman, son of former Maccabi and Israel Betting Authority chairman Gideon Brickman and a dyed-in-the-wool Maccabi fan, who died tragically at the early age of 38. Since 2009 the club's Under-19 team, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar", bear his name and today they hosted fellow Under-19 Premier League contenders Bnei Yehuda at the Kiryat Shalom training ground for this testimonial match in his memory. MTA sports director Jordi Cruyff and senior squad head coach Paulo Sousa were among the notables watching the game, together with the Brickman family, Maccabi Tel Aviv staff members and club sponsors.
The 60 minutes of this showcase match ended with the sides drawn 1-1, after midfielder Eliel Peretz scored the equaliser for Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" in the second half. In the shoot-out that followed, "Shachar" keeper Matan Amber succeeded in saving a Bnei Yehuda penalty to give Maccabi's Under-19s the upper hand. Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Division general manager Ariel Avram joined Jordi Cruyff and the Brickman family in awarding the trophy to Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" captain Daniel Gretz. As a memento of the match, the Brickman family received a team jersey signed by all the members of the Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" squad.
