Challenge

NatLihi Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Demonde Jacobson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Negev Hershtog's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Lucas in the 8th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Finlay Stair hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Neve Lihi's Negev Hershtog ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yada Kleiman in the 16th minute of the match. Yonathan Baner took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Yada Kleiman in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Demonde Jacobson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 22 minutes of play, Neve Lihi's Shelah Azaria made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute Negev Hershtog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demonde Jacobson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Negev Hershtog's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Demonde Jacobson was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leron Sale during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Leron Sale got a free kick in the 26th minute. Wayan Freeman hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's Uriel Zara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Demonde Jacobson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Negev Hershtog might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demonde Jacobson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Negev Hershtog ran back to his position shaking his head. Demonde Jacobson was a little too slow when Yada Kleiman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 5-0. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Demonde Jacobson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 40th minute, Neve Lihi's Yada Kleiman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-0. 43 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Negev Hershtog came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Lucas in the 45th minute of the match. Romon Oliver kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The wind increased when Negev Hershtog made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, Rafael Lucas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. The Jamaica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demonde Jacobson should have stopped the shot. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gershon Broitman in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Rafael Lucas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demonde Jacobson was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 57th minute of the game, Negev Hershtog landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Jamaall Padmore fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jamaica's protests and gave Jamaall Padmore a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Jamaall Padmore hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the game, Shalev Shapira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 65 minutes of play, Neve Lihi's Shalev Shapira made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uriel Zara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yonathan Baner in the 73rd minute of play. Yada Kleiman took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yonathan Baner went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Neve Lihi's Shalev Shapira. But to his dismay, Shalev Shapira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattanel Sapir, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yonathan Baner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, Yada Kleiman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 14-0. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yonathan Baner in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shalev Shapira in the 96th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neve Lihi walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.