After last week's unexpected weather-related break, all of Maccabi's youth teams will be back in action
After seeing stormy winter weather undermine all but two of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Division's scheduled matches last week, all of the teams are expected to return to league duties this Saturday. The Division's Under-19s, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar", were one of the two teams to soldier on last week and they did so in style, beating rivals Hapoel Ramat Gan 6-0. This Saturday they'll be playing their final match in round one of the national U19 Premier League, a tricky tie away at Netanya's Beitar Tubruk, a match that will be broadcast live on Israeli sports channel 55 starting at 11.45am. Head coach Ziv Arie has also learned of his team's opponent in the last sixteen of the U19 State Cup – a home encounter against Hapoel Haifa on February 14th.
Much like their older counterparts, Maccabi's Under-17s will also be playing their final round-one league encounter away at Beitar Tubruk, at 9am in Netanya. Now ranked second in the national U17 Premier League, head coach Eliezer Ben Aharon's lads will be out to finish the round unbeaten and perhaps regain the top spot in the league. The Under-16s, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eli Fuchs", will return to league duties at home against Ironi Bat Yam at 8.30am at the Kiryat Shalom training ground. Both of the club's under-15 teams will face opponents from Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad" away at Maccabi Haifa Nahalal at 12.30pm and Team 2 at home against Beitar Haifa at 12.15pm on Kiryat Shalom's artificial pitch.
Saturday's derby will be at Kiryat Shalom at 10.20am when Maccabi's Under-14 Team South face arch municipal rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv. The Under-14 Team North will travel to Shapira Field for a tricky away tie at noon with Maccabi Netanya while the club's Under-14 Team North head south to Reiser training ground for an 11am encounter with Hapoel Beer Sheva. Maccabi's Under-13 Team North will welcome to their Hadar Yosef home Sektzia Nes Tziona for a match starting at 10.15am.
