League Play-Off

Beryacob Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Zvulun Rahamim started the match with the kick off. Or Ivgi struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Gido Doris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azotos. Azotos's Shomron Baldut proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Azotos from getting a goal against them. Zvulun Rahamim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shomron Baldut having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Bili Ringel took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Shomron Baldut to make any attempt to save it. Shomron Baldut made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Bili Ringel sent off a good shot on target. Shomron Baldut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zvulun Rahamim in the 29th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Azotos's zone, Zvulun Rahamim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shomron Baldut came out of the goal and Zvulun Rahamim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the match, Azotos's goalkeeper Shomron Baldut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bili Ringel. Azotos's Or Ivgi got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bruno Elharar scored 1-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gido Doris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Or Ivgi to make the kick off. Shomron Baldut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bili Ringel in the 57th minute of the match. Shomron Baldut stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bili Ringel's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Gido Doris was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Or Ivgi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 61 minute of play. After 65 minutes, Hermon Gershi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Beryacob and the Azotos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Beryacob's Hermon Gershi got a free kick in the 65th minute. With a little luck, SC Beryacob's Gido Doris got control of the ball when Bruno Elharar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yair Ohayon charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yair Ohayon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Azotos's Yair Ohayon got a free kick in the 70th minute. The supporters of Azotos booed when SC Beryacob was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bili Ringel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Bili Ringel fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Shomron Baldut moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. 79 minutes into the match, Bili Ringel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shomron Baldut. Azotos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bili Ringel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 83rd minute, Or Ivgi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gido Doris. The goal made the score 2-3. Gido Doris made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Bruno Elharar sent off a good shot on target. Zvulun Rahamim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shomron Baldut having to interfere. In the 94th minute Zvulun Rahamim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shomron Baldut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Beryacob's Bili Ringel got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Azotos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.