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Match Report
Nahf
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gabrian Bergner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koren Livnat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amichay Manor in the 8th minute of play forced Nahf's goalkeeper Shmuel Liberman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Yasiel Graeber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Amichay Manor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilania's Amichay Manor got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amichay Manor struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Shmuel Liberman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ilania. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ishmael Rif during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 minutes of play, Ilania's Yasiel Graeber made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shmuel Liberman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nahf's Koren Livnat got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabrian Bergner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shandu Aziz's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Gabrian Bergner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charlie Kuperberg in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Nahf's zone, Amichay Manor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shmuel Liberman came out of the goal and Amichay Manor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute of the match, Charlie Kuperberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gabrian Bergner was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 48 minutes Ilania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amnon Buskila who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Nahf's corner Worky Alon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gabrian Bergner quite easily take care of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amichay Manor to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Amichay Manor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shmuel Liberman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ilania's Regev Kenig got a free kick in the 54th minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Koren Livnat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nahf's supporters crossed their fingers, but Koren Livnat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shmuel Liberman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amichay Manor in the 59th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Yasiel Graeber had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shmuel Liberman. Nahf's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yasiel Graeber was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Gabrian Bergner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Kuperberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Charlie Kuperberg put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gabrian Bergner. After 90 played minutes Ilania got a freekick which was hit by Adonai Halutz. Charlie Kuperberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabrian Bergner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ilania eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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