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Kabul Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amnon Ziss in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yuval Garfunkel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sagi Mazuz's late challenge caught a SC Haifa Robi Shapira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sagi Mazuz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kabul getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Sagi Mazuz hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Amnon Ziss managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Haifa Robi Shapira's supporters rose to their feet, but Amnon Ziss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yuval Garfunkel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 14 minutes into the match, Kabul's goal looked a bit too open when Adin Matzlawi came free, but Yuval Garfunkel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SC Haifa Robi Shapira's Shefer Gutman got control of the ball when Ruby Guntha tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute Adin Matzlawi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuval Garfunkel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sagi Mazuz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Adin Matzlawi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yuval Garfunkel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, Yeori Porat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shefer Gutman. SC Haifa Robi Shapira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yeori Porat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Adin Matzlawi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kabul's Yuval Garfunkel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amnon Ziss in the 43rd minute of play. Yuval Garfunkel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adin Matzlawi in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sagi Mazuz to make the kick off. Adin Matzlawi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yuval Garfunkel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Kabul's Yuval Garfunkel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Kabul from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Haifa Robi Shapira's Adin Matzlawi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yuval Garfunkel. That made the score 1-3 after 61 minutes of play. When Gedalya Hahn fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Haifa Robi Shapira's protests and gave Gedalya Hahn a yellow card for diving instead. Shefer Gutman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sagi Mazuz, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Kabul's goalkeeper Yuval Garfunkel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amnon Ziss. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Liam Castelo during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Kabul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liam Castelo to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Kabul's zone, Amnon Ziss stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yuval Garfunkel came out of the goal and Amnon Ziss tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Adin Matzlawi came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the SC Haifa Robi Shapira 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 Adin Matzlawi couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the game, SC Haifa Robi Shapira's Amnon Ziss nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yuval Garfunkel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Adin Matzlawi might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yuval Garfunkel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adin Matzlawi ran back to his position shaking his head. SC Haifa Robi Shapira's Gedalya Hahn got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Gedalya Hahn off the ground. Adin Matzlawi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Kabul fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SC Haifa Robi Shapira were clearly better and deserved to take the win.