A busy week for Maccabi's Youth Division teams will be rounded off with league ties on Saturday
After playing a number of mid-week State Cup ties, Maccabi Tel Aviv's Youth Division teams will return to league duties this Saturday. A week after returning to the top spot in the national U19 Premier League table, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" will head out for the "Moshava" training ground for an 11am encounter with the team placed at the other end of the table, Hapoel Petach Tikva. The club's Under-17s will also be looking to stay top when they host Beitar Jerusalem for an intriguing contest at 9am at the Kiryat Shalom training ground. Half an hour earlier on the artificial pitch, the Under-16s will host fellow title-chasers Maccabi Petach Tikva, placed second behind Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eli Fuchs" in the nationwide U16 League South.
Like the Under-17s, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", currently leading the nationwide U15 League Central District, will host Beitar Jerusalem at Kiryat Shalom at 10.20am. The Under-15 Team 2 are scheduled for an away engagement at 2pm against Beitar Tubruk, who sit right behind them in the nationwide U15 League Sharon District table. Maccabi's Under-14 Team South, who advanced to the next round in their Cup competition mid-week, will host Ironi Modi'in at 12.10pm and the Under-14 Team North will play away to Tzi'iray Taibe at 2pm. At the same time the club's Under-13 Team South will be welcoming Hapoel Jerusalem to the artificial pitch at Kiryat Shalom and he tUnder-13 Team North will play away at Hapoel Kiryat Ono at 3pm.
