League

Kabul Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC Tsourel's Ilai Kligerman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ilai Kligerman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Yuval Garfunkel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute of the match Mattanel Oyzert shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yuval Garfunkel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ilai Kligerman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Yuval Garfunkel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ayalon Blume had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rivai Samuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruby Guntha in the 22nd minute of the match. Rivai Samuel came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Kabul's Elrad Popp. But to his dismay, Elrad Popp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. If Ilai Kligerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilai Kligerman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Yuval Garfunkel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Ilai Kligerman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yuval Garfunkel. Kabul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilai Kligerman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 39 minutes into the game, Ilai Kligerman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Yuval Garfunkel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kabul's Ner Hirshfild suffered a concussion in the 42nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benzion Wahl during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Tsourel's Benzion Wahl got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, FC Tsourel's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Elrad Popp fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to FC Tsourel getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Uziyahu Lederfein hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Elrad Popp made a kick off. Joha Ben-Amos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Yuval Garfunkel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 56 minutes, Joha Ben-Amos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Tsourel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joha Ben-Amos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Kabul's goal looked a bit too open when Ilai Kligerman came free, but Yuval Garfunkel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ayalon Blume fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuval Garfunkel having to interfere. With a little luck, Kabul's Yuval Garfunkel got control of the ball when Ilai Kligerman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yuval Garfunkel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilai Kligerman in the 73rd minute of the match. Ruby Guntha kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilai Kligerman in the 75th minute of play forced Kabul's goalkeeper Yuval Garfunkel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ilai Kligerman in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yuval Garfunkel saved Kabul from getting behind. Ayalon Blume could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Yuval Garfunkel made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Ilai Kligerman fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Yuval Garfunkel, passed just outside the right post. 85 minutes into the match, Kabul's goal looked a bit too open when Ilai Kligerman came free, but Yuval Garfunkel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute of the match, Ayalon Blume got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yuval Garfunkel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Kabul's zone, Ilai Kligerman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yuval Garfunkel came out of the goal and Ilai Kligerman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Yuval Garfunkel managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when FC Tsourel's Ayalon Blume fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The FC Tsourel fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when FC Tsourel's Ayalon Blume looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the final whistle sounded FC Tsourel left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kabul.