Hatzor Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matityahu Javal kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baal Gidash during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, FC Amir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baal Gidash to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Amichay Pauker 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. Amichay Pauker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Givon Yaqum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 played minutes FC Amir got a freekick which was hit by Baal Gidash. Amichay Pauker struck a weak shot in the 12th 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 Hatzor. After a rather tough play, FC Amir's Yaly Rafael got a free kick in the 13th minute. Givon Yaqum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amichay Pauker in the 14th minute of the match. Amichay Pauker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Givon Yaqum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Gonen Newman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hatzor's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonen Newman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Givon Yaqum breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amichay Pauker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Givon Yaqum read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Givon Yaqum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naor Shachen, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Yale Strongin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Givon Yaqum was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Patrick Warner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eri Zitoni went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Givon Yaqum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amichay Pauker, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Amichay Pauker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Givon Yaqum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
When Hatzor's Yale Strongin in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Amir's goalie prevented a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Amichay Pauker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Givon Yaqum. FC Amir's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amichay Pauker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 62nd minute, Matityahu Javal fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Patrick Warner, passed just outside the right post. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hatzor's goalkeeper Patrick Warner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Yogev Mazur fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Amir's protests and gave Yogev Mazur a yellow card for diving instead. Yale Strongin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Givon Yaqum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Amichay Pauker came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Hatzor 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 Amichay Pauker couldn't finish the play. Givon Yaqum came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Hatzor's Naor Shachen. But to his dismay, Naor Shachen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 81st minute Amichay Pauker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Givon Yaqum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reuel Armoni hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Amichay Pauker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Givon Yaqum was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Yale Strongin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Givon Yaqum was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After 88 played minutes Hatzor got a freekick which was hit by Naor Shachen. After recieving a nice pass, FC Amir's Adniel Dvir tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Matityahu Javal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patrick Warner having to make a save. After 93 played minutes Hatzor got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Moreh. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hatzor fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Amir had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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