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Match Report
Balfouryah
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
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. Oren Korenfaine started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Balfouryah's Slavik Ainshtein dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 15th minute, Dani Rabin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rihaniye fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Arik Nuriel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rihaniye's Dani Rabin shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Rihaniye's Jacky Halis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Rihaniye from getting a goal against them. After 29 minutes of play, Balfouryah's Lior Hajaj made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacky Halis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dani Rabin's late challenge caught a Balfouryah's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dani Rabin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rihaniye's Dani Rabin got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Balfouryah fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! In the 38th minute there was a penalty for Rihaniye. Oshik Stupler stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arik Nuriel. 2-3. Arik Nuriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yetev Barda in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Balfouryah's goalkeeper Arik Nuriel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 45 minutes, Edic Afia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balfouryah and the Rihaniye players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edic Afia kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. If Yetev Barda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.
The wind increased when Dani Rabin made the kick off in the second half. Jacky Halis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lior Hajaj in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Balfouryah booed when Rihaniye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Gotsel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 54 played minutes, Balfouryah's Eran Hasid shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacky Halis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Balfouryah reached it. Lior Hajaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dani Rabin in the 61st minute of play forced Balfouryah's goalkeeper Arik Nuriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rihaniye's Jacky Halis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oren Korenfaine in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Oren Korenfaine managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balfouryah's supporters rose to their feet, but Oren Korenfaine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacky Halis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rihaniye's Jacky Halis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lior Hajaj in the 69th minute of play. Jacky Halis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oren Korenfaine in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Rihaniye's goal looked a bit too open when Oren Korenfaine came free, but Jacky Halis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yetev Barda got free with Arik Nuriel in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Balfouryah's zone, Yetev Barda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arik Nuriel came out of the goal and Yetev Barda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lior Hajaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lior Hajaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Jacky Halis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oren Korenfaine in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacky Halis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rihaniye's goalkeeper Jacky Halis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Rihaniye's Dani Rabin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arik Nuriel. Arik Nuriel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. The Rihaniye supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Rihaniye would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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