League Play-Off

Djelil
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) SC Shfeyah's Tomi Dudi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 8 minutes into the game, Tomi Dudi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Musti Lokali was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oded Rahmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Musti Lokali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tsafrir Shmuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tsafrir Shmuel came up free with the goalie in the 22nd 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. Shay Alfia hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Tsafrir Shmuel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Musti Lokali. FC Djelil's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tsafrir Shmuel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Yonni Gil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yonni Gil struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Noam Mendelssohn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Djelil. 33 minutes into the game, Tzur Finkelshtein was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Djelil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Shfeyah the free kick. Tzur Finkelshtein hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC Djelil defense, Tsafrir Shmuel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Musti Lokali. The FC Djelil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Musti Lokali should have stopped the shot. SC Shfeyah's Tomi Dudi got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Markos Lotz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Noam Mendelssohn came out and tried to block the shot, but Markos Lotz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Yonni Gil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomi Dudi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 55th minute. SC Shfeyah's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Musti Lokali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moni Galula in the 58th minute of the match. Tomi Dudi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Musti Lokali having to make a save. Tomi Dudi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Musti Lokali read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, FC Djelil's goalkeeper Musti Lokali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tsafrir Shmuel. In the 69th match minute, SC Shfeyah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moni Galula to maneuver through the defense. Noam Mendelssohn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzur Finkelshtein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, SC Shfeyah's goal looked a bit too open when Tzur Finkelshtein came free, but Noam Mendelssohn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Yonni Gil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yonni Gil in the 84th minute of play forced SC Shfeyah's goalkeeper Noam Mendelssohn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SC Shfeyah supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Shfeyah would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.