League Play-Off

Shfeyah
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Noam Mendelssohn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuri Meyerson's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Fred Jian's late challenge caught a SC Shfeyah's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fred Jian helped the player get up and apologised. Fred Jian hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the game, Elmarad Finkelshtein was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Shfeyah's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yafo the free kick. A collision led to SC Shfeyah getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Elmarad Finkelshtein hit a great ball. Hermon Frank, 9 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tsafrir Shmuel got free with Elkayam Zehavi in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yuri Meyerson scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noam Mendelssohn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28thth minute of the game Tomi Dudi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yafo's Elkayam Zehavi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kmori Levi in the 31st minute of play forced SC Shfeyah's goalkeeper Noam Mendelssohn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kmori Levi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SC Shfeyah's Noam Mendelssohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kmori Levi in the 36th minute of play. Kmori Levi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kmori Levi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noam Mendelssohn having to interfere. After having played for 48 minutes, Tsafrir Shmuel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Shfeyah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tsafrir Shmuel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The SC Shfeyah players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Yafo were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Yuri Meyerson made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Yafo's Kmori Levi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Noam Mendelssohn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th match minute, SC Shfeyah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malachi Shmueli to maneuver through the defense. If Kmori Levi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elmarad Finkelshtein got his second yellow card in the match during the 67th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 68th minute, Elmarad Finkelshtein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Yafo's Yuri Meyerson in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Shfeyah's goalie prevented a goal. After 72 minutes, Moran Jabutinsky mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yafo and the SC Shfeyah players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Yafo getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Moran Jabutinsky hit a great ball. SC Shfeyah's Noam Mendelssohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Meyerson in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Tsafrir Shmuel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Shfeyah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tsafrir Shmuel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Noam Mendelssohn successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Yafo's Yuri Meyerson got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Yafo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.