Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv picked up their second victory in the Israel Youth League defeating Maccabi Netanya 2:1 on goals by Or Dasa and Maxim Grechkin at home in the Ramle Stadium after drawing against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League Youth League. The victory also puts Maccabi back on the right track after falling to Bnei Sakhnin last week away.
Ziv Arie’s players would come out of the gate quickly and take control of the match right from the first minutes as they would take an early 1:0 lead in the 12th minute. Amit Shapira combined with Or Dasa for the latter to score off his own rebounded shot to give Maccabi the advantage which they would hold for the balance of the half.
Maccabi “Shachar” would make two substitutes to begin the second half as Almog Eylon and Tomer Altman came into the game with Omer Hermati joining them on the pitch just ten minutes later. In the 70th minute Netanya tied up the match on a goal by Aviv Avraham but the Yellow-and-Blue lifted their heads up and found a way to pick up the win. Maxim Grechkin the acting captain took things into his own hands or should we say his feet when in the 88th minute his shot from the side of the goal went off of the post and behind the visiting ‘keeper giving Maccabi the lead and the victory.