League Play-Off

Misgav Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vladimir Bachar got the match started through his kick off. In the 10th match minute, Misgav was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chai Refaeli to maneuver through the defense. Giora Shoval took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avri Hagai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Don Shifman made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Melrod Kravitz sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moni Edu in the 15th minute of play forced Haderah's goalkeeper Don Shifman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th match minute, Haderah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zohar Amidi to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Misgav getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Chai Refaeli hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes, Haderah's Matityaho Shenhav shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Giora Shoval 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 Haderah reached it. Avri Hagai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avri Hagai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Giora Shoval tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Avri Hagai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Melrod Kravitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Don Shifman. Haderah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Melrod Kravitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Misgav's Chai Refaeli got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered Chai Refaeli off the ground. In the 47th minute, Chai Refaeli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Melrod Kravitz made the kick off in the second half. Adir Zafir charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adir Zafir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 51 played minutes Haderah got a freekick which was hit by Adir Zafir. After a defensive mix-up in Haderah's zone, Melrod Kravitz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Don Shifman came out of the goal and Melrod Kravitz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Melrod Kravitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Melrod Kravitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Misgav's supporters rose to their feet, but Melrod Kravitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Don Shifman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vladimir Bachar struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Giora Shoval didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haderah. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avri Hagai got free with Giora Shoval in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Melrod Kravitz scored 2-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Don Shifman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Vladimir Bachar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giora Shoval was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Misgav fans cheered their team off the field, for while Haderah had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.