Category: First Team

Dor Peretz: “A fabulous night which will give us a lift for the future”

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Dor Peretz enjoyed a perfect night as the 28-year-old midfielder saw his father Ya’acov, honored prior to kick off together with the class of 1986/87 before scoring his 13th goal in all competitions this season. Peretz, who also had a goal disallowed for offside, said at the end of the match: “It was a fabulous night. It began with a great honor to the legends of the past and was followed to my delight by a great victory which would give us a lift for the future A brilliant night overall.”

On Maccabi’s victory, Peretz, added: “We arrived with intensity and aggressiveness at a peak and that was followed up by plenty of goals and a good attacking form by everyone involved.”

Peretz, who lost his place in the starting line-up recently, but returned and looked very refreshed, added: “I think it was an amzing team effort by all the players which led to us winning 4-0. I wouldn’t like to define it as a spell, but I look at things on a game by game basis and from training session to a training session. The coach takes his decisons which is excellent, I had a little breather, which helped me a lot especially for the future and I am delighted”.

Maccabi beat Petah Tikva 4-0

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Three days after securing their place in the Quarter Final of the State Cup, Maccabi returned to Bloomfield stadium for the MD24 ONE Zero match against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Robbie Keane’s side that beat Hapoel Be’erseva 1-0 last week to take their point tally to 52, will aim to record a fourth successive victory in all competitions. Maccabi face an improved Maccabi Petah Tikva side that are unbeaten in their last six league matches and currently 7th with 29 points.

Keane made several changes from the side that beat Maccabi Jaffa 3-1 in the Cup, Prior to kickoff, the club held a ceremony in honor of the class of 1986/87 Maccabi side that won the State Cup that year as the entire team, staff and management staff were paraded onto the pitch wearing the shirts of that season. In traditional manner, the first team also wore the special retro set for the match against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Roi Mishpati returned to goal with Idan Nachmias and Matan Baltaxa lining up as the two central defenders in front of him. Ido Shahar slotted into the right-back role with Roy Revivo completing the back four on the left.

Joris van Overeem was named in the anchorman role as he was joined by Gabi Kanichowsky and Dor Peretz in the midfield engine room. Osher Davida on the right wing and Feicio Milson on the left supplied the width to Keane’s formation with Eran Zahavi leading the line aiming to feed off the brace he scored in the Cup to return to his scoring form.

On the bench Keane named Daniel Tenenbaum, Enric Saborit, Dor Turgeman, Dan Biton, Yonatan Cohen, Eyal Golasa, Ofir Davidzada, Kiko Bondoso and Eden Karzev.

First Half

Maccabi started the match on the front foot testing Petah Tikva’s defence with Felicio Mikson’s pace. In the opening five minutes the Angolan winger was caught offside twice, yet his threat caused but as the visitors were on the back foot Marco Wolf was penalised for picking up Abdrea Karo’s back pass. Eran Zahavi’s indirect free kick from the area was blocked and reached Ido Shahar whose half volley was deflected in by Roy Revivo. Maccabi’s celebrations were shortlived as the young left back was offside and the goal chalked off. In the 10th minute however, Osher Davida raced down the opposite flank for a counter before sending a square ball to Zahavi who slotted home from point blank range to open the score and end his goal drought in the league. Maccabi had the ball in the back of the net shortly after as Milson raced through and unselfishly teed up Dor Peretz for an easy tap in, but once again the flag was raised for offside and the one goal lead remained.

Peretz got his goal and Maccabi doubled their lead in the 27th minute at the end of a spectacular team effort. Idan Nachmias picked Ido Shahar in the middle as the diminutive midfielder released Zahavi who timed his run well to beat Petah Tikva’s high defensive line. Zahavi turned provider and claimed the assist as well as his center to Peretz was slotted home to make it 2-0.

While Keane’s gameplan was working like clockwork, his opposite number, Ran Kuzukh, made an early change near the halfhour mark as Ibrahim Jaaber replaced Mohamad Hindi. In the 35th minute Maccabi were denied a third and Zahavi his second after Davida was marginally offside before passing the ball to Zahavi. Seven minutes later, Petah Tikva’s high defensive line was caught flat as Milson raced through and released Davida but while the flag was kept down, VAR chalked off yet another goal.

On the stroke of halftime Shahar came close to send Maccabi to the dressing room with a three goal lead but his right foot drive was pushed by Wolf for a corner.

Second Half

Maccabi kept dominating the second period but were let down by the final pass which didn’t find a yellow shirt in the box. Keane made his first change in the 67th minute as Davida came off to a standing ovation as he was replaced by Dan Biton. A minute later Revivo picked Peretz with a clever pass before the midfielder left it for Zahavi whose snap shot went wide. Biton almost made an immediate impact as his accurate cross found Zahavi’s but the veteran marksmanship header was directed straight at the keeper. Maccabi continued to push forward as Wolf denied Shahar once again following a clever pass by Kanichowsky on 72.

Keane made a double change in the 76th minute as Eden Karzev and Dor Turgeman came on for Joris van Overeem who got their standing ovation. Within a Turgeman came close to get his name on the score sheet after he was released by an Idan Nachmias pass that carved Petah Tikva’s defence open. Turgeman rounded the keeper and fired his shot which struck the post, but Milson pounced on the rebound and fired home to make it 3-0. This was the final contribution of both Nachmias and Milson and Nachmias as the duo were replaced in the 80th minute by Ofir Davidzada and Kiko Bondoso.

Kanichowsky joined in the celebration as he was put through by Biton on 84 before his clinical finish beat Wolf for Maccabi’s fourth. Peretz had another goal disallowed for offside in the 86th minute as Maccabi kept trying to improve their goal record by scoring the fifth.

The class of 1986/87 numbers: The squad, titles and goal scorers

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Maccabi’s most significant achievement during the 1986/87 season was winning the 16th State Cup in the club’s history.

On the way to the final Maccabi had an impressive run which saw them advance at the expense of several big cubs. A 2-1 victory over the 1985/86 champions Hapoel Tel Aviv in the round of 16, a 3-1 victory over Maccabi Jaffa in the Quarter Finals and a 2-0 win over the 1986/87 champions Beitar Jerusalem in the Semi Finals. The State Cup final against Maccabi Haifa ended 3-3 after extra time and was settled at the end of a penalty shoot-out.

The Head Coach was Shimon Shenhar who coached the team between 1985-1987 and for him that was the second Cup victory after winning it with Beitar Jerusalem in 1979.

Maccabi finished third in the league with Beitar Jerusalem winning the championship and Bnei Yehuda as the runners up.

Maccabi’s leading goal scorers were Alon Natan and Eli Driks both with 10 goals each.

Menashe Shimonov and Bonnie Ginzburg made the most league appearances with 29 each.

Twenty players featured for Maccabi during the 1986/87 season with Eli Driks leading the goal-scoring chart with 18 goals. Ginzburg  and Shimonov made the most appearances with 43 appearances in all competitions.

Maccabi also won the Lilian Cup (the League cup competition which was played between the top four clubs). A 3-1 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Semi Final was followed by a 2-1 victory over Maccabi Haifa in the final.

Maccabi’s highest victory was a 7-1 victory over Beitar Netanya on MD15 with Eli Driks (2), Yair Sanduri (2), Alon Natan (2) and Benny Tabak scoring the goals

Saluting the Cup Winners of 1986/87

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There is no Maccabi fan who was raised in the 90’s that doesn’t remember the day we won 3-1 on the final day of the 1995/96 season. There is no fan who couldn’t saw where she watched the dramatic 3-2 derby of the 2013/14 season. If you are those who were hit by the Yellow and Blue bug back in the 80’s or even before, you would probably recall where you were almost 40 years ago when one of the most dramatic and memorable State Cup finals was played.

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This season as well, the club continues its’ tradition of retro matches that became a popular feature amongst Maccabi fans that pays tribute to one legendary team from the past.

This time we chose the class of 1986/87 which was packed with home grown talents, a team that ended a 10 year barren run. A team that won the State Cup at the end of an extraordinary final against Maccabi Haifa that ended in a 3-3 draw after extra time and was settled in a penalty shoot-out.

Our next home match against Maccabi Petah Tikva (Saturday, 19:30) will be dedicated entirely to the class of 1986/87. The current Maccabi will play with a replica retro kit which was born by the team that lifted the Cup at the Ramat Gan national stadium back in June 1987.

The atmosphere at Bloomfield stadium should be emotional as prior to kickoff we will hold a ceremony presenting and honoring the legends of the 1986/87 season. amongst some of the surprises which will await you in the stadium you could find the retro shirts from 1986/87 featuring the old Maccabi crest. In addition you could add to your collection a special retro jacket directly from the 80’s as well as a unique scarf which was launched for the occasion. This year we also have great news for the parents and the kids: we solved your headache ahead of Purim with an official retro costume which is available both online and at the official store at Bloomfield.

 

If you are one of those who can’t contain yourself, we would like you to know that the nostalgic celebration will begin on Friday as you can enjoy a selection of retro content on the official App and Maccabi’s social media platforms. Amongst the content you could watch a special feature with Bonnie Ginzburg and Eli Driks, two stars of that Maccabi team, who take us back to that State Cup final.

Our recommendation is reserve some time to enjoy the retro experience which would remind you all of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s glorious past.