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Birya
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 7 minutes, Thomas Aptheker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Aptheker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 12th minute Ovadia Mauda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gibor Berdugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Birya getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Matan Kerby hit a great ball. If Thomas Aptheker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gibor Berdugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovadia Mauda, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Gibor Berdugo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yochanan Shuval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Dabburiya booed when Birya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abe Wahrmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th match minute, Dabburiya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gai Carmel to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Birya booed when Dabburiya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yochanan Shuval didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dabburiya's zone, Matan Kerby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Achiezer Aharoni came out of the goal and Matan Kerby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 48 played minutes Dabburiya got a freekick which was hit by Yochanan Shuval. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thomas Aptheker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thomas Aptheker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Aptheker in the 55th minute of play forced Dabburiya's goalkeeper Achiezer Aharoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achiezer Aharoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Aptheker, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Yochanan Shuval's late challenge caught a Birya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yochanan Shuval helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dabburiya getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Yochanan Shuval hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the game, Birya's Thomas Aptheker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Achiezer Aharoni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 65th minute, Abe Wahrmann 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. Gibor Berdugo made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Ovadia Mauda sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute Ovadia Mauda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gibor Berdugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achiezer Aharoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matan Kerby in the 74th minute of play. Abe Wahrmann's late challenge caught a Dabburiya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abe Wahrmann helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, Dabburiya's Gibor Berdugo threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ovadia Mauda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thomas Aptheker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Aptheker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achiezer Aharoni having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Birya players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.