League

Grofit
Spectators: 6779 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shalev Noyman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kfargileady's Matityahu Ventura got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bartholomew Lock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahalon Romm having to interfere. Bartholomew Lock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Yahalon Romm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matityahu Ventura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahalon Romm having to interfere. In the 24th match minute, Kfargileady was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoshafat Naari to maneuver through the defense. Yahalon Romm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matityahu Ventura in the 29th minute of the match. Bartholomew Lock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Yahalon Romm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yahalon Romm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matityahu Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 40th minute Matityahu Ventura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahalon Romm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Kfargileady's Matityahu Ventura sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yahalon Romm narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elisha Ratt made a great header on Kfargileady's corner, it was just that Grofit's Yahalon Romm managed to reach the ball for a save.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matityahu Ventura was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Grofit's Yahalon Romm got control of the ball when Bartholomew Lock tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matityahu Ventura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yahalon Romm having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Grofit's zone, Matityahu Ventura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yahalon Romm came out of the goal and Matityahu Ventura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Bartholomew Lock 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. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Grofit's goalkeeper Yahalon Romm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute Felix Gefen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yefet Shapira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Shalev Noyman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yefet Shapira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Gefen in the 72nd minute of play. When Shalev Noyman came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Grofit 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 Shalev Noyman couldn't finish the play. Yefet Shapira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shalev Noyman, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Grofit's Felix Gefen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yefet Shapira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kfargileady's Yefet Shapira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shalev Noyman in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shalev Noyman in the 86th minute of play forced Kfargileady's goalkeeper Yefet Shapira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Bartholomew Lock managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kfargileady's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bartholomew Lock was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th minute Shalev Noyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yefet Shapira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Gefen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yefet Shapira having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.