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Telamim Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Menachem Abel made the kick off which started today's match. FC Telamim's Menachem Abel was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 5th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 13th minute, Reva Salma 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. Elior Finkelstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Nitzan Rechaviah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Telamim's zone, Eliraz Ace stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nitzan Rechaviah came out of the goal and Eliraz Ace tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 19 minutes, Negev Alon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Telamim and the SC Balfouriyya players grew even worse after the yellow card. Negev Alon kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Menachem Abel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Reva Salma struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Telamim. If Reva Salma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th match minute, SC Balfouriyya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gefen Berner to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Reva Salma managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Telamim's supporters rose to their feet, but Reva Salma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute of the match Ron Friedler sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nitzan Rechaviah skillfully saved the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Jedd Jacobs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Balfouriyya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Telamim the free kick. Eliraz Ace fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nitzan Rechaviah having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Eliraz Ace managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Balfouriyya's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliraz Ace was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nitzan Rechaviah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elior Finkelstein stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, FC Telamim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachri Gvili to maneuver through the defense. In the 54thth minute of the game Elior Finkelstein who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Telamim's Nitzan Rechaviah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menachem Abel in the 58th minute of the match. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Menachem Abel's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. The FC Telamim fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when FC Telamim's Reva Salma 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. SC Balfouriyya's Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reva Salma in the 67th minute of play. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menachem Abel in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, SC Balfouriyya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jedd Jacobs to maneuver through the defense. Menachem Abel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute of the match, Eliraz Ace got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nitzan Rechaviah was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Menachem Abel sped through SC Balfouriyya's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menachem Abel in the 85th minute of play forced SC Balfouriyya's goalkeeper Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Telamim's Menachem Abel got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Shimshon Okshi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, FC Telamim's Menachem Abel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger narrowly saved just below the crossbar.