League Play-Off

Romema Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Deen Agnon started the match with the kick off. Zeke Levanon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Immanuiah Richman's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Immanuiah Richman in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zeke Levanon saved SC Romema from getting behind. In the 14th minute, Aaron Yair 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. Ben-Ami Tarshish charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ben-Ami Tarshish the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ben-Ami Tarshish hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Immanuiah Richman in the 28th minute of play forced SC Romema's goalkeeper Zeke Levanon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 played minutes SC Romema got a freekick which was hit by Deen Agnon. After a rather tough play, SC Romema's Arbel Givati got a free kick in the 36th minute. After 41 played minutes SC Romema got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Yair. Zeke Levanon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omry Fimen, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Jaco Pablo was a little too slow when Deen Agnon got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Immanuiah Richman to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Immanuiah Richman in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zeke Levanon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zeke Levanon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amitsur Pappo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. A collision led to SC Romema getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ariel Ancori hit a great ball. SC Romema's Zeke Levanon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save SC Romema from getting a goal against them. Arbel Givati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the game, Deen Agnon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Romema's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maggal the free kick. Deen Agnon hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. SC Romema's Zeke Levanon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save SC Romema from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes into the game, SC Romema's Aaron Yair nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaco Pablo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Aaron Yair hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes Maggal got a freekick which was hit by Zemaria Carsanti. Zeke Levanon made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Immanuiah Richman sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute Arbel Givati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaco Pablo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to SC Romema getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Moshick Nahe hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Amitsur Pappo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zeke Levanon skillfully saved the ball. When Maggal's Immanuiah Richman in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Romema's goalie prevented a goal. SC Romema were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Maggal for a fine match.