League Play-Off

Herut Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shasi Megidish started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Evyatar Shchori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Mike Levin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Kabrita's Ilan Kadosh got a free kick in the 8th minute. Kabrita's Mike Levin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shasi Megidish in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Evyatar Shchori ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mike Levin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Bob Amzaleg's late challenge caught a Kabrita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bob Amzaleg helped the player get up and apologised. If Ilan Kadosh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Herut's Edi Ashdot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilan Kadosh in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shafir Ofir in the 40th minute of play forced SC Herut's goalkeeper Edi Ashdot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ilan Kadosh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute Ilan Kadosh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edi Ashdot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ilan Kadosh made a kick off. Mike Levin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shasi Megidish in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of Kabrita booed when SC Herut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mush Megidish didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, SC Herut's Somo Levin got a free kick in the 64th minute. When Ilan Kadosh came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Kabrita 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 Ilan Kadosh couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Kabrita booed when SC Herut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avihay Nisani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edi Ashdot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilan Kadosh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mike Levin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shasi Megidish in the 79th minute of the match. After 80 minutes of play, SC Herut's Evyatar Shchori made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mike Levin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bob Amzaleg hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Kabrita's Galil Avigdor broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Edi Ashdot was a little too slow when Ilan Kadosh got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-1. Shafir Ofir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SC Herut were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kabrita for a fine match.