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Match Report
Golofa
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabino Vizcaya took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gabino Vizcaya was extremely unlucky when he, in the 13th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Deen Agnon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Zavior Motrico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Golofa's Edgard Gante got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Romema's goalkeeper Zeke Levanon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Golofa's Zavior Motrico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deen Agnon in the 24th minute of play. Zavior Motrico stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arbel Givati's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Arbel Givati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zavior Motrico. Golofa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arbel Givati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Arnoldo Humara's late challenge caught a SC Romema's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnoldo Humara helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arbel Givati in the 40th minute of play forced Golofa's goalkeeper Zavior Motrico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Yair charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron Yair the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Golofa booed when SC Romema was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Yair didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, SC Romema's goal looked a bit too open when Gabino Vizcaya came free, but Zeke Levanon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deen Agnon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zeke Levanon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabino Vizcaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeke Levanon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Gante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zavior Motrico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deen Agnon, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The Golofa fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Golofa's Edgard Gante looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 75 played minutes Golofa got a freekick which was hit by Esdras Cotan. 76 minutes into the match, SC Romema's Kadmiel Sakhai broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deen Agnon got free with Zavior Motrico in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Arbel Givati could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Zavior Motrico however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Golofa's Otoniel Argandona got a free kick in the 82nd minute. SC Romema's Arbel Givati got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Arbel Givati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yachad Damari charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yachad Damari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes SC Romema got a freekick which was hit by Yachad Damari. After having played for 98 minutes, Gabino Vizcaya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golofa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabino Vizcaya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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