Zion Cohen’s Maccabi Tel Aviv continued its good form today (Saturday) as part of the A League for Boys and recorded its 11th victory of the season, 1:4 over Hapoel Ramat Hasharon. The start of the game was delayed for about ten minutes, because a Ramat Hasharon player could not remove an earring from his ear. The player ended up not playing.
Lotem Asers put the yellows up 0:1 in the 29th minute in the match held in Kiryat Shalom. Yahal Abergel with a pair of goals (47′, 49′) and Rom Savitz closed the score for the Yellows in the 72nd minute. Midfielder Roi Magor scored the three field goals in the contest.
Tamir Eshkol scored the honorable goal for Ramat Hasharon, with his first goal of the season, in the 54th minute. Yahal Abergel in total this season with 8 goals in the league. Lotem Asares scored his sixth goal this season, Rom Savitz has 5 goals since the start of the season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate a victory (Reuven Schwartz) Lotem Essers scores (Reuven Schwartz) Lotem Esers celebrates (Reuven Schwartz) Lotem Esers celebrates with the crowd (Reuven Schwartz)
It is not clear how coach Zion Cohen is not promoted in the youth department of Maccabi Tel Aviv in light of the excellent work he does quietly and persistently. Senior player Yonatan Cohen watched the game for several minutes, with another hospital entrance bracelet on his arm, when he and his wife Roni had a daughter this week premiere.
A fight for the ball between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ramat Hasharon (Reuven Schwartz) Yonatan Cohen (Reuven Schwartz) The attempt to remove the earring from a Ramat Hasharon player (Reuven Schwartz)
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Hapoel BS 0:4
Hapoel Tel Aviv recorded its 12th win since the beginning of the season. The team with 38 points is in second place with a point less than the leader Maccabi Tel Aviv, but also with a missing game. Ron Ptolemy gave them the lead in the 49th minute, McKay Benvanisti doubled in the 75th minute and Or Masika sealed with a double (78′, 90′). After the pair, Maska has already scored 18 goals since the start of the season in the league and 24 goals in all in all competitions. For Ptolemy this is the 12th goal of the season in the league and for Benvanisti it is a debut goal.
Hapoel Hadera – Maccabi Haifa 4:0
Haifa with its eighth victory of the season, on the other hand, Hadera recorded its 11th loss since the beginning of the season. Yanon Feingzicht put the Greens in the lead after five minutes, Noam Steifman doubled, Yonatan Greenbaum scored the third (75′) and Iti Alosh signed in extra time.
Hapoel Jerusalem – Hapoel Ra’anana 2:3
Omri Zoevi, younger brother of senior team player Karem Zoevi, scored a brace to make it six goals this season, while Nathaniel Shafrau added. On the other side, Avraham Masika and Tom Rostovsky scored for the team from Sharon. Jerusalem with its seventh victory of the season, Raanana with its sixth loss. With 26 points, Ra’anana is ahead of the Jerusalemites by only two points in the table.
Hapoel RG – Maccabi Netanya 2:1
Ramat Gan, which is in 15th place, recorded its tenth loss since the beginning of the season. On the other hand, Netanya is in third place in the table after registering its 11th victory of the season today, and has 37 points.
Hapoel Haifa – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:2
The team from Carmel surprised the Malavas. Liran Razon scored first in the 36th minute and Saar Elakim doubled just seven minutes later. Hapoel Haifa is in 12th place with 15 points and only their fourth win this season, while on the other hand Maccabi Petah Tikva with their sixth loss of the season is in seventh place with 25 points.
Bnei Yehuda – Urban Kiryat Shmona 1:1
The two teams from the bottom of the table ended up sharing points. Bnei Yehuda is in 11th place with 19 points and this is their fifth draw of the season, while on the other hand Kiryat Shmona is in 13th place with only nine points and this is their fourth draw of the season