League Play-Off

Ibthan Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tiran Greenberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Jophiel Ben-Oren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tanner Messinger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yora Zidel having to interfere. Ibthan's Yora Zidel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jophiel Ben-Oren in the 7th minute of play. Lazar Bonfeld could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Zevach Twersky made a huge save. Lazar Bonfeld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zevach Twersky having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiran Greenberg in the 14th minute of play forced SC Menshieh's goalkeeper Zevach Twersky to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Yoav Yahari fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Menshieh's protests and gave Yoav Yahari a yellow card for diving instead. Yoav Yahari hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Ibthan's goal looked a bit too open when Tanner Messinger came free, but Yora Zidel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 27 minutes, Jophiel Ben-Oren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Menshieh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jophiel Ben-Oren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of SC Menshieh booed when Ibthan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jericho Zayyat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ibthan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! The referee gave SC Menshieh a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Shadmon Bonfeld, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ibthan's Yora Zidel. 0-1. After a rather tough play, SC Menshieh's Zalmon Crane got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 36th match minute, Ibthan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oz Richman to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Yoav Yahari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yora Zidel. Ibthan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yoav Yahari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tanner Messinger to strike the kick off in the second half. Yora Zidel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanner Messinger in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Simcha Smoller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jophiel Ben-Oren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ibthan's zone, Tanner Messinger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yora Zidel came out of the goal and Tanner Messinger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lazar Bonfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Zevach Twersky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Menshieh's Tanner Messinger suffered a concussion after 71 minutes and had to leave the field. When Gadiel Gavri fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ibthan's protests and gave Gadiel Gavri a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes Ibthan got a freekick which was hit by Gadiel Gavri. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazar Bonfeld in the 76th minute of play forced SC Menshieh's goalkeeper Zevach Twersky to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Menshieh's Yoav Yahari got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jophiel Ben-Oren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yora Zidel having to make a save. In the 88th minute, Oz Richman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Menshieh's Shadmon Bonfeld couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 89th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ibthan. Tiran Greenberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Zevach Twersky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jophiel Ben-Oren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over SC Menshieh could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ibthan throughout the match.