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Caesarea Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oz Gold made the kick off which started today's match. Yehoshua Marchinsky hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 3 played minutes, Kefrurieh's Orev Aryeh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Azariya Poriah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kefrurieh reached it. The audience was convinced that Joash Hazan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Azariya Poriah was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Shlomo Hitt's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Paz Kappelman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Joash Hazan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Caesarea's zone, Joash Hazan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Azariya Poriah came out of the goal and Joash Hazan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joash Hazan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Oz Gold's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Azariya Poriah was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The supporters of Kefrurieh booed when Caesarea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Momo Baron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oz Gold struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Azariya Poriah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kefrurieh. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oz Gold in the 31st minute of play forced Caesarea's goalkeeper Azariya Poriah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oz Gold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Azariya Poriah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oz Gold, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37thth minute of the game Oz Gold who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caesarea's Azariya Poriah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joash Hazan might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Azariya Poriah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joash Hazan ran back to his position shaking his head. When Oz Gold came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Kefrurieh fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oz Gold couldn't finish the play. Joash Hazan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azariya Poriah having to interfere. Joash Hazan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azariya Poriah having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yaakov Emmerich to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Kefrurieh getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Toviyahu Navon hit a great ball. Shlomo Hitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Caesarea's goal looked a bit too open when Oz Gold came free, but Azariya Poriah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caesarea's Azariya Poriah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oz Gold in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caesarea's goalkeeper Azariya Poriah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64thth minute of the game Oz Gold who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caesarea's Azariya Poriah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oz Gold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joash Hazans short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Azariya Poriah to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Joash Hazan came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Kefrurieh fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joash Hazan couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Joash Hazan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Caesarea's Rivai Mori got a free kick in the 74th minute. Joash Hazan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Azariya Poriah read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Azariya Poriah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oz Gold in the 82nd minute of the match. If Oz Gold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paz Kappelman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shlomo Hitt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azariya Poriah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oz Gold in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89thth minute of the game Yaakov Emmerich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kefrurieh's Paz Kappelman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paz Kappelman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaakov Emmerich in the 93rd minute of the match. Tuvia Schatz hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Joash Hazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Azariya Poriah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.