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Dafneh
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bobby Levenson got the match started through his kick off. Nethaniah Athly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jepheth Bar-Levy in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Honi Ashkenazi could shoot a difficult shot in the 8th minute, which Adriel Assa however easily saved by the left post. If Negev Zigler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vlad Cantarini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nethaniah Athly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Negev Zigler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Negev Zigler 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 34 played minutes Dafneh got a freekick which was hit by Bobby Levenson. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shalev Reading in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nethaniah Athly saved Dafneh from getting behind. If Bobby Levenson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Dafneh defense, Shalev Reading kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nethaniah Athly. The Dafneh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nethaniah Athly should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shalev Reading was the one to do the kick off. When Negev Zigler came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Bitsaron 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 Negev Zigler couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Honi Ashkenazi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dafneh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The supporters of Dafneh booed when Bitsaron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adlai Fine didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Yarin Gortlev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adriel Assa skillfully saved the ball. In the 62nd minute, Negev Zigler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bitsaron fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Dafneh:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bitsaron:s goal. Nethaniah Athly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shalev Reading, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Dafneh's Honi Ashkenazi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adriel Assa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Nethaniah Athly came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Bitsaron's Jepheth Bar-Levy. But to his dismay, Jepheth Bar-Levy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. With a little luck, Dafneh's Nethaniah Athly got control of the ball when Shalev Reading tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vlad Cantarini hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Negev Zigler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Nethaniah Athly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jepheth Bar-Levy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Bitsaron left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Dafneh.