League Play-Off

Sedom Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. George Knafo started the match with the kick off. Ranan Hayun struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Yehosha Itzahak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bureir. Isaac Mezamer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Yehosha Itzahak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sedom's zone, Ranan Hayun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yehosha Itzahak came out of the goal and Ranan Hayun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Sedom's Aviran Shilon got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Ranan Hayun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaac Mezamer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yehosha Itzahak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ranan Hayun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Yoshi Hasan fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bureir's protests and gave Yoshi Hasan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Bureir getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yoshi Hasan hit a great ball. In the 19thth minute of the game George Knafo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Bureir's Carmel Uhaion was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isaac Mezamer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yehosha Itzahak having to interfere. Isaac Mezamer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yehosha Itzahak having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranan Hayun in the 28th minute of play forced Sedom's goalkeeper Yehosha Itzahak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When George Knafo came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Sedom fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that George Knafo couldn't finish the play. Isaac Mezamer might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yehosha Itzahak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaac Mezamer ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 46th minute, Gonen Gilboa 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Isaac Mezamer made the kick off in the second half. Lev Goldberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmel Uhaion having to interfere. George Knafo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute, Lev Goldberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ranan Hayun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yehosha Itzahak having to interfere. Carmel Uhaion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Knafo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Carmel Uhaion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Knafo in the 65th minute of the match. Isaac Mezamer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carmel Uhaion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonen Gilboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th match minute, FC Bureir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaac Mezamer to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, George Knafo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sedom's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Bureir the free kick. In the 77th match minute, Sedom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Knafo to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 83 minutes, Ranan Hayun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bureir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ranan Hayun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 93 played minutes FC Bureir got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Lerner. Shafir Gintsburg didn't quite understand what happened when in the 95 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet.