League Play-Off

Akir Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Shuli Izmarely started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Aavroun's Dor Fink proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Aavroun from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute, Henry Amidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magen Isakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shuli Izmarely in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaby Huldai in the 12th minute of play forced Aavroun's goalkeeper Dor Fink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dor Fink stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaby Huldai's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Zalmon Twitto succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 16th playminute. Magen Isakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Amidi in the 24th minute of the match. Magen Isakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alon Mashiah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Henry Amidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magen Isakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akir's Zalmon Twitto got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Akir's goal looked a bit too open when Shuli Izmarely came free, but Magen Isakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Aavroun's Henry Amidi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Magen Isakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Dor Fink was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Gaby Huldai capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gaby Huldai really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaby Huldai to make the kick off. Magen Isakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Amidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Alon Mashiah's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Magen Isakov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Aavroun's Yuval Feldman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 59th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Magen Isakov but with some difficulty. Akir's Magen Isakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shuli Izmarely in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Akir's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Amidi came free, but Magen Isakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alon Mashiah struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Magen Isakov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aavroun. Akir's Immanuiah Gott got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zalmon Twitto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Zalmon Twitto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dor Fink was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Alon Mashiah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Magen Isakov made a huge save. In the 84th minute, Zalmon Twitto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Akir fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Gaby Huldai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dor Fink having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simcha Hannani during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Shuli Izmarely received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Magen Isakov came out and tried to block the shot, but Shuli Izmarely slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 93rd minute. 97 minutes into the game, Alon Mashiah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aavroun's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Akir the free kick. A collision led to Aavroun getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Alon Mashiah hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Akir fans cheered their team off the field, for while Aavroun had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.