League Play-Off

Shfeyah
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arik Gefen kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Shfeyah's zone, Ariel Ratzon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noam Mendelssohn came out of the goal and Ariel Ratzon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Jelil's zone, Tomi Dudi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmud Ohayon came out of the goal and Tomi Dudi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Jelil's zone, Tomi Dudi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmud Ohayon came out of the goal and Tomi Dudi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Tsafrir Shmuel made a precise shot to the right of Mahmud Ohayon. SC Jelil's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Noam Mendelssohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arik Gefen in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th match minute, SC Jelil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Nahum to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arik Gefen in the 36th minute of play forced SC Shfeyah's goalkeeper Noam Mendelssohn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ariel Ratzon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Tomi Dudi made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Arik Gefen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noam Mendelssohn. That made the score 1-1 in the 68 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arik Gefen in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noam Mendelssohn saved SC Shfeyah from getting behind. 74 minutes into the game, Tomi Dudi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mahmud Ohayon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Tsafrir Shmuel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ariel Ratzon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Noam Mendelssohn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Tsafrir Shmuel came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the SC Shfeyah fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tsafrir Shmuel couldn't finish the play. Ariel Ratzon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noam Mendelssohn having to interfere. SC Shfeyah's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.