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BEREKHYA ARENA
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Jophiel Ben-Oren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the game, Janko Ginzburg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Menshieh the free kick. HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s Amit Bienstock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tanner Messinger in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match Shadmon Bonfeld shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amit Bienstock showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, Jophiel Ben-Oren 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. 32 minutes into the match, SC Menshieh's goalkeeper Zevach Twersky had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Achituv Dritz. Amit Bienstock came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Menshieh's Jophiel Ben-Oren. But to his dismay, Jophiel Ben-Oren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Tanner Messinger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amit Bienstock having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tanner Messinger in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amit Bienstock prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Jophiel Ben-Oren came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the SC Menshieh 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 Jophiel Ben-Oren couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Shalom Ostrovski made the kick off in the second half. Zalmon Crane hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeremy Shachen during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Menshieh getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jeremy Shachen hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s Yotam Halferson tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a little luck, HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s Amit Bienstock got control of the ball when Jophiel Ben-Oren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Amit Bienstock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jophiel Ben-Oren in the 65th minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Jophiel Ben-Oren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Menshieh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jophiel Ben-Oren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jophiel Ben-Oren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tanner Messinger came free, but Amit Bienstock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tanner Messinger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jophiel Ben-Oren got free with Amit Bienstock in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jophiel Ben-Oren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amit Bienstock having to interfere. Tanner Messinger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the match, HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s goalkeeper Amit Bienstock had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jophiel Ben-Oren. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Menshieh's Tanner Messinger slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Amit Bienstock. That made the score 0-3 after 89 minutes of play. Amit Bienstock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanner Messinger in the 93rd minute of the match. Jophiel Ben-Oren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Amit Bienstock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over SC Menshieh could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C. throughout the match.