League

BEREKHYA ARENA
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shalev Noyman started the match with the kick off. Amit Bienstock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shalev Noyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shalom Ostrovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Yahalon Romm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yahalon Romm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shalom Ostrovski in the 9th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Shalev Noyman 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 having played for 18 minutes, Felix Gefen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grofit's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Gefen 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 22nd minute of the match Efran Borokhov 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 25th minute, Shalom Ostrovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yahalon Romm. The goal made the score 1-0. 31 minutes into the match, Felix Gefen notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C.'s Amit Bienstock. Amit Bienstock was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Achituv Dritz came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Yahalon Romm could save by the left post. In the 42nd minute, Kfir Shiraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Yotam Halferson sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Grofit's Yahalon Romm didn't even have to move. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shalom Ostrovski was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Achituv Dritz 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. In the 55th minute, Shalev Noyman fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Felix Gefen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shalev Noyman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Amit Bienstock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shalom Ostrovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahalon Romm having to interfere. If Achituv Dritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yahalon Romm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shalom Ostrovski in the 73rd minute of the match. 84 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 Felix Gefen. After 87 minutes, Kfir Shiraz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grofit and the HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 87 played minutes Grofit got a freekick which was hit by Kfir Shiraz. Yahalon Romm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achituv Dritz in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Shalom Ostrovski 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. Shalom Ostrovski struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Yahalon Romm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HAPOEL BEREKHYA F.C..