League Play-Off

Dimrah
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronen Yahalom started the match with the kick off. Ronen Yahalom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Moshiko Almagor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moshiko Almagor kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Aviel Feigenbaum had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kochav Avivi. Dimrah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aviel Feigenbaum was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Shmuel Eilon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ahmad Mahmali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Massouba got a freekick which was hit by Beber Dotan. In the 32nd minute of the match, Efraim Halahla got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ahmad Mahmali was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dimrah's Kochav Avivi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aviel Feigenbaum in the 34th minute of play. Ahmad Mahmali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shmuel Eilon, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shmuel Eilon in the 43rd minute of play forced Massouba's goalkeeper Ahmad Mahmali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shmuel Eilon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the game, Yigal Azulay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dimrah's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Massouba the free kick. In the 47th minute, Yigal Azulay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shmuel Eilon to make the kick off. Aviel Feigenbaum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Kochav Avivi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronen Yahalom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kochav Avivi having to interfere. Ahmad Mahmali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruven Stupler in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Massouba's goal looked a bit too open when Ruven Stupler came free, but Ahmad Mahmali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Massouba's goal looked a bit too open when Shmuel Eilon came free, but Ahmad Mahmali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shmuel Eilon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruven Stupler might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ahmad Mahmali. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruven Stupler ran back to his position shaking his head. If Aviel Feigenbaum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shmuel Eilon in the 88th minute of play forced Massouba's goalkeeper Ahmad Mahmali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmad Mahmali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shmuel Eilon's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. If Aviel Feigenbaum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.