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Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal U15 FC's Dror Zandberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Tsafrir Buksenboim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shachar Efrati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tsafrir Buksenboim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amnon Matzliach in the 4th minute of play. Tsafrir Buksenboim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shachar Efrati in the 6th minute of play. Tsafrir Buksenboim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amnon Matzliach in the 7th minute of play. Dror Zandberg had several of the SC Afule's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 10 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Shallum Blisman as he didn't even see the shot coming. Shallum Blisman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dror Zandberg in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shachar Efrati in the 17th minute of play forced Arsenal U15 FC's goalkeeper Tsafrir Buksenboim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dror Zandberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shadmon Geldern charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shadmon Geldern the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 played minutes SC Afule got a freekick which was hit by Shadmon Geldern. After 30 minutes, Zsolt Kutasi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal U15 FC and the SC Afule players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arsenal U15 FC's Zsolt Kutasi got a free kick in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Shachar Efrati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tsafrir Buksenboim was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Orlev Holtzman came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Shallum Blisman could save by the left post. When Dror Zandberg came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Arsenal U15 FC 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 Dror Zandberg couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Amnon Matzliach was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Arsenal U15 FC's Tsafrir Buksenboim got control of the ball when Shachar Efrati tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yossef Ratzon kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Gökçen Oyhan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 63 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arsenal U15 FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! Tsafrir Buksenboim went to the wrong direction when Abbot Zissberg was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After having played for 70 minutes, Yossef Ratzon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal U15 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yossef Ratzon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlev Holtzman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shallum Blisman having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlev Holtzman in the 76th minute of play forced SC Afule's goalkeeper Shallum Blisman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal U15 FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Amnon Matzliach scored to the left of an out of position Tsafrir Buksenboim, making the score, 1-1. After 83 played minutes SC Afule got a freekick which was hit by Talor Joelson. 84 minutes into the match, Orlev Holtzman notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SC Afule's Shallum Blisman. Shallum Blisman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SC Afule's Shallum Blisman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlev Holtzman in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Talor Joelson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Arsenal U15 FC's Zsolt Kutasi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Orlev Holtzman came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Arsenal U15 FC 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 Orlev Holtzman couldn't finish the play. In the 95th match minute, SC Afule was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toviyahu Macias to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th minute Orlev Holtzman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shallum Blisman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Arsenal U15 FC were the better team. Arsenal U15 FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.