Maccabi's U17s and 16s both won away 0-2. The U15 Team 1 won a last-minute dramatic derby at Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded" maintained their one-point lead at the top of the national Under-17 Premier League after beating Maccabi Netanya away 0-2. The contest was decided before the half, with Tomer Altman scoring from the penalty spot with just ten minutes gone and, ten minutes later, Roy Ronen doubling "Oded"'s advantage. Maccabi's Under-16's saw off Hapoel Petach Tikva by the same 0-2 scoreline, but head coach Shlomi Mitelka's lads saved their work for the second half. Eden Kartsev scored on the hour mark and Guy Dahan finished matters off three minutes from time.
Maccabi's Under-15 Team 1 also won away, but their victory was a harder fought one. Head coach Eyal Tzachi's squad assembled at municipal rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv's Wolfson training ground for the first derby of the season. The visitors went ahead just shy of the hour mark courtesy of Adir Hardon but saw their slim margin wiped out just three minutes from time. But the dramatic winner was delivered by Tal Daon, who scored in the match's dying moments, to hand Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad" a 1-2 victory and an extension of their perfect record after six league outings. Maccabi's Under-15 Team 2 were the Youth Division's only over-14 team to play at home this weekend, but unfortunately the home-side advantage did little to help them avoid their first loss of the season. A last-minute strike by Gal Sofer proved insufficient to overcome a two-goal deficit, accumulated in the first half, against Hapoel Haifa.
Maccabi's Under-14 Team South also suffered a 1-2 home defeat to a team from Haifa, in their case Maccabi Haifa. The visitors jumped to a 0-2 advantage with two early goals before Eden Silam pulled one back before the break to give the home side hope of a second-half revival. Unfortunately the second half remained goalless sealing the team's defeat. The Under-14 Team North also played at the Kiryat Shalom training ground, but with far better results. They breezed past Maccabi Emek Heffer courtesy of a brace by Raveh Asayag and individual efforts by Ariel Sheratzki and Guy Mizrahi. Maccabi's Under-13 Team North lost a derby at home to Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-2 but the Under-13 Team South got perhaps the best result of the Youth Division this weekend with a 2-6 triumph at Ironi Modi'in.
