League Play-Off

Jeida Stadium
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. Yahav Baruch started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Avigdor Mesika's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amir Tzemah was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Amir Tzemah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yahav Baruch's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Dannun's zone, Bibi Girafi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gidon Lokali came out of the goal and Bibi Girafi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ezra Berckovic came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Jeida 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 Ezra Berckovic couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezra Berckovic in the 19th minute of play forced SC Dannun's goalkeeper Gidon Lokali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, SC Dannun's Avigdor Mesika sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amir Tzemah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Avigdor Mesika came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the SC Dannun 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 Avigdor Mesika couldn't finish the play. In the 26th match minute, Jeida was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Israel to maneuver through the defense. Jeida's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chen Shakir in the 32nd minute. Bibi Girafi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Gidon Lokali made a huge save. Ezra Berckovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gidon Lokali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Avigdor Mesika received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Amir Tzemah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bibi Girafi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Gidon Lokali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ezra Berckovic to strike the kick off in the second half. Yahav Baruch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Amir Tzemah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Avigdor Mesika cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amir Tzemah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gidon Lokali went to the wrong direction when Chen Shakir was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Elimelech Uhaion kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes SC Dannun got a freekick which was hit by Nadav Peker. Ezra Berckovic struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Gidon Lokali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jeida. Bibi Girafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gidon Lokali having to interfere. Amir Tzemah didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 83rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Gidon Lokali didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bibi Girafi went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Jeida's goalkeeper Amir Tzemah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bibi Girafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gidon Lokali having to interfere. Ezra Berckovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.