Dream start to 2010 for young footballers
MACCABI-HAKOAH'S Youth Development sides have immediately showed the fruits of their pre-season labour, picking up four wins from five starts to kick-off their 2010 campaign in late March.
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MACCABI-HAKOAH’S Youth Development sides have immediately showed the fruits of their pre-season labour, picking up four wins from five starts to kick-off their 2010 campaign in late March. The club travelled to Nowra, where they impressed against Southern Region, a club that was in the Super League in 2009.
The under-13s set the tone, notching a 1-0 win despite a first half that would have delighted coach Barry Walker.
Only some brilliant goalkeeping kept out Jake Berkowitz, Zach Edelstein and Jordan Ozana. Barely five minutes had elapsed in the second period when Mikey Herman slipped a seemingly innocuous shot past the otherwise impeccable keeper, but the rest of the half was spend fighting superbly.
Dan Engelman and Simon Rouse led the way, while David Booth’s two crucial saves ensured a clean sheet.
The under-14s went down 1-2, but showed enough promise to please coach Nick Tredler. Anton Loutas opened the scoring, single-handedly beating the defence on a run from midfield, before finding the net in spectacular fashion.
Hakoah found themselves on the back-foot in the second half, but despite the outstanding form of Max Nightingale in goals, Southern got the points.
The under-15s took to the field with the memory of their coach Iggy Grey still burning fondly. After a good spell of early possession, Sam Wrublewski launched a drive at full throttle, which flew into the top left corner.
Midfielders Robbie Ezekiel, Josh Orly, Ilan Kessler and Josh Shubitz soon took charge. With 10 minutes to go in the first half, Justin Malek stepped up and scored from 25 metres out.
The boys wavered under the relenting heat in the second period and Nowra took possession and had several concerted moves on goal. Engelman, Schwartz, Hamburger and Karpin maintained a solid defence to keep an impressive clean sheet in a 2-0 win.
The under-16s showed solid form to storm home after an early deficit to win 6-4. Maccabi took a commanding lead before the heat took its toll and both sides succumbed to late goals.
Rami Tal (2), Aydin Dervis (2), Jake Wakil and Jake Nightingale got on the board.
The under-18s ran riot, winning 12-1, with Daniel Toblib bagging four goals, Martin Baer 2, Jack Watts 2, and Josh Grunfeld, Max Kanicevich, Steven Filler and Ollie Corey the other scorers.
Meanwhile, the State League senior side warmed up for the season with a 2-2 draw, while the reserves won 1-0, thanks to Hayim Ayalon.
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