Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 14-0 Hapoel “Ben Zion” Haifa
The club’s Under-17 club defeated the Carmel Reds on Matchday 10 by a score of 14-0. Goal scorers included: Gil Ben Shalosh x4, Rave Assayag x2, Shai Balahssan x2, Tal Yegudayev x2, Bar Cohen x2, Ido Sahar x2. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon summed up the contest: “This was the type of match that a coach always dreams about. We attacked, pressed high extremely well and we had plenty of chances thanks to the hard work we did in training and the prize were the goals we scored as a team which were quality strikes. We began strong and aggressively while taking advantage of our opportunities. We took control by the 10’ and we were able to maintain our pace of play throughout, which doesn’t always happen and that was a key part of the match in my opinion. I’ve got to hand it to the players who made sure to have a great Shabbat, but in football you can only be happy for a few hours and then you’re at it again, looking at the next challenge and that’s a win at Kfar Saba in our next match.”
Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon 0:0 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” faced the club from the Sharon on Matchday 11 in league action. The contest ended in a goalless draw as the clubs split the points. Assistant coach Jeffrey Yishai spoke about the match: “We improved tremendously on the defensive end and we worked all week on our head game. Our coverage was good and we battled well for the first ball. We played slowly on the attack and we didn’t provide enough balls from the wings. We went to the middle too many times instead of taking advantage of our play from the sides. We improved a bit in the second half but our play in the corners and crosses weren’t good and we didn’t have enough chances.”
Ironi Modiin 3:3 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
The Under-15 South side was back in action after a week off and drew 3:3 at Modiin, but maintained first place on the table. Elad Kaplan, Ohad Mizrahi and Anar Ushmadi scored for the young Yellow & Blue. Head coach Ori David said following the match: “We weren’t organized and aggressive enough defensively and we gave us three goals after we were leading three times. We’ll have to see how we fare down the road and on Wednesday we will look to take the next step in Cup play.”
Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 3:2 Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon
After scoring 12 goals last Matchday, the U15 North squad continued their winning ways against the club from the Sharon as Amir Arieli x2 and Yonatan Paz scored for Maccabi “Ilan”. Asaf Heber, the Head Coach summed up the clash: “We prepared for a match against a tight knit opponent who would clog the midfield and play the long ball. We gave up an early goal due to an unforced error and we missed time after time until we drew even in the 78’. Then there was plenty of drama on the pitch as we gave up another goal but then scored a pair to win the match in the final minutes. I’m proud of the players who didn’t take their foot off the gas until the final whistle.”
Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, Tuesday December 19th at 17:00, Grundman Stadium
After scoring five goals last Matchday against Ashkelon, the U19 side will look to keep up their positive momentum at the Sharon club on Matchday 11 of the Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. The young Yellow & Blue currently sit in 6th place with two wins in a row while Ramat Hasharon are in 12th and are winless in their last 3 matches.
