League

Haruvit Stadium
Spectators: 6944 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 0) SC Romema's Deen Agnon 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deen Agnon in the 5th minute of play forced SC Haruvit's goalkeeper Boaz Visuker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaques Cabasso scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boaz Visuker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Deen Agnon got in the 13th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Boaz Visuker handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Arbel Givati ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boaz Visuker was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Manor Rahamim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute Deen Agnon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boaz Visuker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Arbel Givati came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the SC Romema 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 Arbel Givati couldn't finish the play. Boaz Visuker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deen Agnon in the 30th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Deen Agnon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Romema fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. If Arbel Givati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the SC Haruvit defense, Deen Agnon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boaz Visuker. The SC Haruvit fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boaz Visuker should have stopped the shot. Arbel Givati struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Boaz Visuker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Romema. Deen Agnon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half SC Romema were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ruven Elmaliach made the kick off in the second half. SC Haruvit's Boaz Visuker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save SC Haruvit from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, Arbel Givati notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of SC Haruvit's Boaz Visuker. Boaz Visuker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ruslan Afridar charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruslan Afridar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 60 minutes into the match, SC Romema's Kadmiel Sakhai broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to SC Romema getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Deen Agnon hit a great ball. SC Haruvit's Boaz Visuker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arbel Givati in the 68th minute of play. Boaz Visuker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deen Agnon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boaz Visuker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arbel Givati in the 71st minute of the match. Deen Agnon was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 72nd minute. SC Romema's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Aaron Yair received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Boaz Visuker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Romema's zone, Manor Rahamim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zeke Levanon came out of the goal and Manor Rahamim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Deen Agnon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arbel Givati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Boaz Visuker managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when SC Romema's Arbel Givati fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 92nd minute, Arbel Givati 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. Ricky Kapah's late challenge caught a SC Romema's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricky Kapah helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Haruvit getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Ricky Kapah hit a great ball. A hard shot by Kadmiel Sakhai from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got Boaz Visuker's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. SC Romema played a much better game than SC Haruvit and deserved their victory. The SC Haruvit players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.