League Play-Off

Mashabim Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John Eisner made the kick off which started today's match. Elgov Nir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elgov Nir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Issa Maxi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Eisner, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Adiv Ben-Eliezers short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Issa Maxi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Elgov Nir might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aviyhu Ratt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elgov Nir ran back to his position shaking his head. Aviyhu Ratt came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Nahsholim's Guy Mushalova. But to his dismay, Guy Mushalova quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Guy Mushalova sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 1-1 became the score in the 24th minute when John Eisner elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. John Eisner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Issa Maxi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mashabim's Zion Graeber got a free kick in the 27th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dima Talshir during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nahsholim! The score was 2-1 after a penalty in the 35th minute, where Mashabim:s Natan Hirsch tricked Nahsholim:s Issa Maxi with a difficult ball by the left post. Guy Mushalova sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, John Eisner made a precise shot to the right of Issa Maxi. Nahsholim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guy Mushalova was the one to do the kick off. Adiv Ben-Eliezer 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. If Elgov Nir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute, Yoel Lipkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Nahsholim's zone, John Eisner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Issa Maxi came out of the goal and John Eisner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 70 minutes, Nevo Feldman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nahsholim and the Mashabim players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mashabim booed when Nahsholim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nevo Feldman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mashabim's Aviyhu Ratt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Mashabim from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elgov Nir got free with Aviyhu Ratt in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aviyhu Ratt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elgov Nir in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, Nahsholim's Dima Talshir got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Natan Hirsch hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Mashabim's goalkeeper Aviyhu Ratt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elgov Nir. After a rather tough play, Mashabim's Nimrod Benisch got a free kick in the 95th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Nahsholim's Amos Asulin tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nahsholim players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mashabim.