MTA's U17s returned to league duties triumphantly. The U16s booked their second consecutive victory
After a three week international break Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-17s returned to league commitments with an away tie against Beitar Jerusalem that was anticipated to be anything but easy. But "Oded" were up to the task and finished the match at the better end of a 0-2 scoreline. Yonatan Cohen scored his fifth goal of the season and captain Dan Glazer finished off the scoring late on with his second goal in six league matches. The win leaves Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded" third in the nationwide Under-17 South table, one point behind municipal rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv and league leaders Hapoel Ra'anana.
Maccabi's Under-16s registered their second consecutive victory with a 4-3 win against Beitar Tel Aviv. "Eli Fuchs" already led 3-1 at half-time courtesy of a brace by Tomer Altman and an individual effort by Ezra Hanna. Just after the restart Maccabi's Raz Yitzhak made it 4-1 but Beitar then got back into the match by scoring two goals of their own, providing for a nail-biting finish.
This Saturday's results for Maccabi's two Under-15 teams were less encouraging. Team 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", headed off for a difficult away tie against nationwide Under-15 Central District League leaders Ashdod FC and returned empty handed after losing 1-0. Team 2 hosted second-placed Bnei Yehuda and walked away at the losing end of a 0-3 scoreline.
Unfortunately, "Eldad" were not the only Maccabi youth team to lose at the hands of FC Ashdod. The Under-14 Team South were also defeated by their southern coastal hosts 2-1. Team North also headed south but they fared much better, registering a third win in their first three league matches with a 1-2 win against Hapoel Beer Sheva. The Under-13 Team North were also victorious against their Hapoel Beer Sheva rivals , beating them 4-2, while Team South's tie against Bnei Yehuda ended in a goalless draw, the only draw of the Youth Division's weekend fixtures. The Under-12 team North lost 4-2 to their municipal rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv in the first of two derbies played on Saturday, while Team South excelled in a 13-5 romp against Ironi Modi'in.
Maccabi's younger teams all won their encounters on Saturday. The Under-11 Team North also reached double figures in beating Hapoel Ramat Gan 11-5 while Team South triumphed by the more modest but still convincing margin of 5-1 in Saturday's second derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv. There were also goals galore in the Under-10 Team North's 8-3 rout of Hapoel Ramat Gan but Team South were the Youth Division's biggest winners of all, shooting 16 goals past Sektia Nes Tsiona while conceding just one goal at the other end.
