Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv entered their Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al Matchday 26 contest against Ramat HaSharon in first place with a 3 point advantage at the top of the table.
Head Coach Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI included keeper Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shatlata, Eylon Almog and William Agada,
First Half
After ten minutes of action, Almog came down the right side and unleashed a scorcher but Adir Rafael made the timely save while five minutes later Ramat HaSharon’s striker Ron Ashkenazi made his way through the center of the pitch from the right but his attempt went over the bar.
Thomas and Agada almost helped Maccabi to a lead in the 19’ when the latter cut into the box from the left side and handed the former the ball, but Rafael made the stop. The next chance came from Ramat HaSharon as Ashkenazi took a tricky shot in the 25’ which Peretz saved, but the rebound went to Tal Daoun whose attempt just missed the target.
In the 28’ Altman sent a fantastic through ball to Almog who beat Rafael from a tough angle to give Maccabi a 1:0 while just two minutes later Tzarfati’s charges would double the lead when Thomas sent a through ball to Agada who beat the defenders to take a 2:0 advantage.
Altman tried his luck in the 40’ but his attempt went over the bar, however, Almog did find the back of the goal for the U19’s third goal of the half for his second of the match and a 3:0 lead after 45 minutes of action.
Second Half
Maccabi came out of the half flying and added to their goal total when Almog took a long distance screamer from 20 meters that Rafael parried but it went right to Agada who made no mistake as he scored his second of the contest for a 4:0 lead.
The young Yellow & Blue didn’t stop there as Altman took an Agada pass from the left and intelligently found the back of the goal for a 5:0 advantage in the 59’ as Tzarfati’s side continued to dominate. In the 70’ keeper Roie Man entered the contest in place of Peretz giving him his U19 debut and 15 minutes later Ramat HaSharon almost pulled a goal back but Omri Ben Moha’s opportunity went by the post.
In the 88’ Ramat HaSharon midfielder Yuval Sadeh received his 2nd yellow and left his side with 10-men as Maccabi wrapped up a 5:0 win.
