Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 0:1 Hapoel “Nisanov” Tel Aviv
A pair of derbies took place in the Maccabi youth department with the Under-19 side taking center stage. The visitors controlled the tempo and flow of the match but neither side could get quality scoring chances throughout the game. The Yellow-and-Blue were hit by some bad luck late in the match when the referee awarded the Reds a penalty on a foul that looked to have occurred outside of the box. Raz Nachmias scored for Hapoel to win the match 1:0.
Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 4:1 Hapoel Raanana
It’s been hard to stop Ori Uzan and Leon Asraf’s team this season. The young Yellow-and-Blue couldn’t find a way past the visitors from Raanana in the first half but didn’t have any problems finding the goal in the second. Neil Goldberg scored first and Netanel Malka picked up a brace for the hosts. Raanana tried to cut the lead but Afek Blass put the final stamp on the game giving Maccabi “Oded” a six point lead atop of the table.
Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 2:0 SC Ashdod “Morris”
Eliezer Ben Aharon and Gady Brumer’s side kicked off against Ashdod in a top of the table clash at Kiryat Shalom. Saar Sa’adon scored a brace for the Yellow-and-Blue with one goal coming just before the break and the second in the 70th minute.
Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 5:2 Hapoel “Rami” Tel Aviv
In an additional Derby match, Erez Belfer’s side dominated Hapoel Tel Aviv on the way to a big victory but it was the Reds who struck first at Kiryat Shalom. However, goals by Tashgar Dego, Osher Davida and Ido Shachar gave Maccabi the lead. Hapoel tried to comeback scoring in the 60th minute to close the gap to 3:2 but the Under-15 side got another goal by Dego to compete his brace while Raava Assayag added another strike in the victory.
Maccabi “Shay” Netanya 0:3 Maccabi “Team 2”
Maccabi’s second Under-15 team under the tutelage of Ran Elias visited their Netanaya counterparts in a Saturday afternoon affair. Elad Bracha and Omer Itzhak scored for the Yellow-and-Blue in the first half and Amit Yaakov scored early on in the second half to pick up the win.
