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Giaffa Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Yotam Datz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaakov Pys in the 5th minute of play forced Giaffa's goalkeeper Davi Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ovadia Ritner came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Giaffa 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 Ovadia Ritner couldn't finish the play. Yotam Datz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davi Gabor having to interfere. Yaakov Pys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Davi Gabor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Yaakov Pys ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Davi Gabor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Davi Gabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaakov Pys, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Giaffa's Ran Baal Sulam got a free kick in the 28th minute. Yaakov Pys took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Davi Gabor. Davi Gabor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Giaffa's zone, Yaakov Pys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davi Gabor came out of the goal and Yaakov Pys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Yaakov Pys came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the frEEJErusaLEm 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 Yaakov Pys couldn't finish the play. Josh Raber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davi Gabor having to interfere. Tzadick Ben Baruch made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by frEEJErusaLEm's Geuel Borowich. Geuel Borowich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. frEEJErusaLEm's attentive Geuel Borowich managed to snatch the ball when Patrick Franklin made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ovadia Ritner stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Yaakov Pys had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Davi Gabor. Giaffa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yaakov Pys was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Yotam Datz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. frEEJErusaLEm's Geuel Borowich quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tzadick Ben Baruch, made in the 59th minute of the game. After having played for 60 minutes, Geuel Borowich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. frEEJErusaLEm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geuel Borowich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yaakov Pys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davi Gabor having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Geuel Borowich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th match minute, frEEJErusaLEm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Levi Krug to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Yaakov Pys 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 70 minutes of play, frEEJErusaLEm's Levi Krug made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Davi Gabor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Haviv Meyerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Demjan Ivanskyi having to make a save. If Ovadia Ritner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. frEEJErusaLEm's Demjan Ivanskyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haviv Meyerson in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaakov Pys in the 84th minute of play forced Giaffa's goalkeeper Davi Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 played minutes Giaffa got a freekick which was hit by Zemaria Brisk. The crowd rose to their feet as frEEJErusaLEm's Yotam Datz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Davi Gabor. That made the score 0-5 after 86 minutes of play. Giaffa's Davi Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yaakov Pys in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute, Ovadia Ritner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demjan Ivanskyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. When the match was over frEEJErusaLEm could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Giaffa throughout the match.