League Play-Off

Yashresh Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Yoshiyahu Smoller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bar Dovri in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orev Zaychik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 15 minutes into the match, Levy Condor notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Yashresh's Koren Hertzberg. Koren Hertzberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yashresh's Koren Hertzberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harrod Cain in the 21st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bar Dovri kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Orev Zaychik. That made the score 1-1 in the 25 minute of play. After 30 played minutes Yashresh got a freekick which was hit by Zemaria Eliashiv. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levy Condor in the 31st minute of play forced Yashresh's goalkeeper Koren Hertzberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Yessodot's Orev Zaychik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Yessodot from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute of the match Shone Talberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Koren Hertzberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 38th minute Bar Dovri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orev Zaychik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orev Zaychik was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bar Dovri showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 44 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bar Dovri to make the kick off. Eliam Yakhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orev Zaychik having to interfere. Orev Zaychik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliam Yakhin in the 57th minute of play. Orev Zaychik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bar Dovri in the 59th minute of the match. Yashresh's attentive Avner Kos managed to snatch the ball when Roee Amsili made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. Harrod Cain's late challenge caught a Yashresh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harrod Cain helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Yessodot's Harrod Cain got a free kick in the 66th minute. Bar Dovri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orev Zaychik having to interfere. Levy Condor charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Levy Condor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Levy Condor kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute Bar Dovri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orev Zaychik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roee Amsili lost his temper 76 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Yessodot! FC Yessodot:s Orev Zaychik showed great skill when he stopped Eliam Yakhin:s penalty. Orev Zaychik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliam Yakhin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orev Zaychik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bar Dovri in the 81st minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Yessodot's goalkeeper Orev Zaychik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Orev Zaychik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yanni Yarkoni went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 95th match minute, FC Yessodot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Levy Condor to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th match minute, FC Yessodot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shone Talberg to maneuver through the defense. Orev Zaychik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bar Dovri's shot from short distance in the 99th minute. When the match clock showed 99 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Bar Dovri sped through FC Yessodot's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Orev Zaychik. When the referee ended the match the Yashresh players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.