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Ibthan Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiran Greenberg started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Tiran Greenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nate Hollitscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarjunah's Nate Hollitscher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Sarjunah from getting a goal against them. Nate Hollitscher made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Lazar Bonfeld sent off a good shot on target. After 12 played minutes Sarjunah got a freekick which was hit by Zakif Neuberger. If Lazar Bonfeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Tiran Greenberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nate Hollitscher. The goal made the score 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Ibthan's goal looked a bit too open when Avishag Kohn came free, but Yora Zidel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ari Guttenberg during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Ibthan got a freekick which was hit by Ari Guttenberg. Din Sonnenfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yora Zidel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avishag Kohn, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Amos Anani kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Ben Sheleg sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sarjunah's Nate Hollitscher didn't even have to move. A hard shot 32 in the game by Lazar Bonfeld from a close distance when the talented Nate Hollitscher managed to make a qualified save. Sarjunah's players were relieved. Nate Hollitscher made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Lazar Bonfeld sent off a good shot on target. After 34 played minutes Ibthan got a freekick which was hit by Oz Richman. Lazar Bonfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiran Greenberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nate Hollitscher came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ibthan's Lazar Bonfeld. But to his dismay, Lazar Bonfeld quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Lazar Bonfeld managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ibthan's supporters rose to their feet, but Lazar Bonfeld was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nate Hollitscher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Din Sonnenfeld made the kick off in the second half. Lazar Bonfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, Lazar Bonfeld had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nate Hollitscher. Sarjunah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lazar Bonfeld was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The audience was convinced that Lazar Bonfeld's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nate Hollitscher was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. After having played for 70 minutes, Oz Richman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ibthan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oz Richman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amos Anani hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After having played for 72 minutes, Lazar Bonfeld managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ibthan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lazar Bonfeld was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zakif Neuberger kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Lazar Bonfeld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nate Hollitscher having to interfere. Nate Hollitscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiran Greenberg in the 83rd minute of play. Sarjunah's Nate Hollitscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazar Bonfeld in the 92nd minute of play. Ibthan's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.