League

Sasa Stadium
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) Yoshafat Nefrin hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Cavegol FC's Bar Sirkis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Cavegol FC from getting a goal against them. Bar Sirkis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliashiv Or, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. When Chepe Oren fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cavegol FC's protests and gave Chepe Oren a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of MEME FC booed when Cavegol FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chepe Oren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 14 played minutes Cavegol FC got a freekick which was hit by Ilan Ganon. If Yamin Gyllenhaal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cavegol FC's Bar Sirkis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Bittor in the 20th minute of play. Azazyahu Eckstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hezi Shapochnik in the 22nd minute of play. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Bittor in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Hezi Shapochnik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Azazyahu Eckstein was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cavegol FC's goalkeeper Bar Sirkis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Azazyahu Eckstein didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yamin Gyllenhaal went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelino Bittor in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bar Sirkis saved Cavegol FC from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hezi Shapochnik to make the kick off. Azazyahu Eckstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yamin Gyllenhaal in the 53rd minute of play. In the last second Azazyahu Eckstein throw himself and got hold of the ball when Hezi Shapochnik in the 56thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Cavegol FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adamson Yadid in the 57th minute. The corner ended in Adamson Yadid almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MEME FC's Azazyahu Eckstein did a great save. Hezi Shapochnik scored 0-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Azazyahu Eckstein, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Cavegol FC's Hezi Shapochnik in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MEME FC's goalie prevented a goal. Bar Sirkis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yoshafat Nefrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MEME FC made a substitution. Aviram Galili replaced Adir Rahiti. Nikiforos Pliatsikas made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Yoshafat Nefrin. 72 minutes into the match, MEME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ilan Ganon came free, but Azazyahu Eckstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Azazyahu Eckstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hezi Shapochnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th match minute, Cavegol FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Yitshak to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute MEME FC were awarded a corner. Yoshafat Nefrin went to the cornerflag to take it. After 84 minutes of play, MEME FC's Yoshafat Nefrin made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bar Sirkis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Hezi Shapochnik got free with Azazyahu Eckstein in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yoshafat Nefrin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 91 minutes into the match, Cavegol FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aviram Galili came free, but Bar Sirkis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Nikiforos Pliatsikas fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MEME FC's protests and gave Nikiforos Pliatsikas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MEME FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Nikiforos Pliatsikas hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cavegol FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.