After picking up a 2:1 victory over AIK Stockholm on Friday, the young Yellow & Blue had mixed results on day two. The first encounter of today day pitted the Under-15’s against Austria Wien where they came up on the short end of a 2:1 result with Hadar Mor Yosef scoring the lone Maccabi goal. Later on during the day, the Yellow & Blue won their second match of the tournament beating Ferencvaros Budapest on goals by Nehorai Bitton and an injury time strike by Stav Nachmani. The Club currently sits in second place after the group stage and will battle Lokomotiv Moscow for third place overall in the exclusive international competition.
The first match of the day saw the young Yellow & Blue take on Austria Wien. After going down by a goal, Hadar Mor Yosef evened up the contest as the Under-15’s controlled the tempo of the game. However, a questionable penalty was called against Maccabi near the end of the contest and following a long debate with the Austrian referees, Austria Wien scored the spot kick to take the 2:1 victory.
Later on in the day an additional match took place against Ferencvaros Budapest as the Under-15’s controlled the pace of the match, however, a defensive error gave the Hungarians a 1:0 lead. Maccabi continued to attack down the wings as the midfielders joined the effort in search of a tying goal. Ferencvaros purposely slowed the match down with numerous fouls but a goal by Nehorai Bitton drew the young Yellow & Blue even. With momentum on their side, the Under-15’s scored the winning goal in injury time thanks to Stav Nachmani and handed Maccabi a 2:1 win.
The second day of the competition was again a learning experience for the Yellow & Blue and the results earned in the three matches handed them second place in their group which will give them the opportunity to finish the tournament in third place as they will face Lokomotiv Moscow on Sunday.
