Pre-match:

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv opened up the 2016/17 Toto Youth League campaign at home against Beitar Tubruk. The Starting XI included: Omer Kats, Amit Rozenboim, Noam Cohen, Fadi Najar, Ron Gabay, Shay Golan, Tomer Altman (C) Netanel Peretz, Or Dasa, Almog Eylon, Mahmud Awisat.

First Half:

Five minutes into the contest, Almog Eylon hit Tubruk’s left post from 16 meters out after receiving the ball from Or Dasa and Altman also tried his luck from 20-meters as his effort hit the woodwork. However, it was Tubruk who scored first taking a 1:0 lead as Gal Hassan found the back of the goal from 6-meters taking a deep pass and converting it for the early advantage. Noam Cohen then broke up a Tubruk counter but he picked up the first yellow card of the season.

Maccabi “Shachar” continued to press and in the 21st minute Netanel Peretz missed a wonderful opportunity following a terrific team effort by the young Yellow & Blue as his 10-meter chance just went over the bar. Altman again took the opportunity from long range but his shot flew over the goal. Dasa hit the post five minutes before the half as the sides went into the break with Maccabi down by a goal.

Second Half:

The second half began with no substitutions and the Yellow & Blue continued to put pressure on Tubruk for an equalizer. In the 58th minute Guy Shetach was introduced for Dasa and almost scored after being on the pitch for just two minutes as his free kick was parried away by the Tubruk keeper.

In the 62nd minute Amit Shapira came in for Netanel Peretz and just three minutes later Tubruk was down to 10-men as Eyal Melul was sent off for a hard foul on Amit Rosenboim.

Shetach had an 81st minute opportunity from 15-meters but the Tubruk keeper again made the save while in the 87th minute Awisat came off in favor of Tomas Prince whose 16-meter scorcher just sailed by the post as Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv fell 1:0 on Matchday One of the Toto Youth League.