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Manot Arena
Spectators: 6773 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 0) Henanya Cotton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Hatserim's Israel Benveniste got a free kick in the 4th minute. Reuel Armoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adniel Dvir during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Amir fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! FC Amir:s Givon Yaqum showed great skill when he stopped Jagur Soloveitchik:s penalty. The supporters of Hatserim booed when FC Amir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matityahu Javal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henanya Cotton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Henanya Cotton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Amir's Givon Yaqum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benzion Mahlkin in the 39th minute of play. Henanya Cotton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Givon Yaqum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baal Gidash hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Benzion Mahlkin made a precise shot to the right of Givon Yaqum. FC Amir's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The FC Amir players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hatserim were winning 0-1.

In the 53rd minute, FC Amir's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Henanya Cotton fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Givon Yaqum had great luck who in the 63rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Benzion Mahlkin from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Benzion Mahlkin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 68 played minutes Hatserim got a freekick which was hit by Yoshiyahu Seligman. Adniel Dvir was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 68th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a little luck, FC Amir's Givon Yaqum got control of the ball when Henanya Cotton tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72ndth minute of the game Benzion Mahlkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Amir's Givon Yaqum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Henanya Cotton came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Hatserim 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 Henanya Cotton couldn't finish the play. Benzion Mahlkin did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Givon Yaqum 78 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Benzion Mahlkin 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. Yoshiyahu Seligman 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. Henanya Cotton struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Givon Yaqum didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hatserim. In the 96th minute, Benzion Mahlkin fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Givon Yaqum, passed just outside the right post.