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Daliyah Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saul Piearres kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Daliyah's Yerachmiel Ayash got a free kick in the 6th minute. Yerachmiel Ayash kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Bingen in the 12th minute of play forced Daliyah's goalkeeper Oren Bardugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Betsalel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Azarious Totenberg made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergey Betsalel got free with Azarious Totenberg in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Humberto Kinsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Oren Bardugo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Daliyah's zone, Saul Piearres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oren Bardugo came out of the goal and Saul Piearres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oren Bardugo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saul Piearres went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Daliyah's Oren Bardugo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Piearres in the 37th minute of play. Oren Bardugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Kinsen in the 40th minute of play. Oren Bardugo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Kinsen in the 43rd minute of the match. Saul Piearres might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oren Bardugo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saul Piearres ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Humberto Kinsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oren Bardugo was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half los pumas were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yerachmiel Ayash to make the kick off. Ner Haklai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Oren Bardugo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The los pumas fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when los pumas's Saul Piearres 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 62 minutes into the game, Sergey Betsalel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Daliyah's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave los pumas the free kick. Sergey Betsalel kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Humberto Kinsen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oren Bardugo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Saul Piearres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oren Bardugo. Daliyah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saul Piearres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 72 minutes into the game, Saul Piearres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Oren Bardugo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 82 minutes into the match, Saul Piearres notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Daliyah's Oren Bardugo. Oren Bardugo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th match minute, Daliyah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yerachmiel Ayash to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Alberto Ribeiro from long distance, 89 minutes into the match, got Oren Bardugo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of los pumas booed when Daliyah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnon Haba didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Daliyah! Alberto Ribeiro shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Azarious Totenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Betsalel in the 97th minute of play. los pumas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.