League Play-Off

Tamrah Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kochav Rozenfeld started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Slavik Shoam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 played minutes Nahshon got a freekick which was hit by Stass Naim. Slavik Shoam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amihai Markus took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Moshe Shiri. Moshe Shiri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, SC Tamrah's Tomer Shakir got a free kick in the 16th minute. Aviyha Nosbaum was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 18th minute, Stass Naim got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Tamrah's goalkeeper Moshe Shiri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kochav Rozenfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Niki Aryeh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Kochav Rozenfeld's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niki Aryeh was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 28 played minutes Nahshon got a freekick which was hit by Shuki Sharabani. Slavik Shoam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Niki Aryeh made a huge save. 32 minutes into the match, SC Tamrah's goal looked a bit too open when Uri Moshonov came free, but Moshe Shiri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moshe Shiri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amihai Markus, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Moshe Shiri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amihai Markus in the 38th minute of play. Kochav Rozenfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Uri Moshonov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Slavik Shoam took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niki Aryeh. Niki Aryeh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Nahshon's Uri Moshonov got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the game, Stass Naim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nahshon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Tamrah the free kick. SC Tamrah were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Nahshon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ezra Shochat took the corner. Ezra Shochat made a great header on SC Tamrah's corner, it was just that Nahshon's Niki Aryeh managed to reach the ball for a save. Moshe Shiri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uri Moshonov in the 75th minute of the match. Moshe Shiri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amihai Markus in the 77th minute. After having played for 80 minutes, Kochav Rozenfeld managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Tamrah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kochav Rozenfeld was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Niki Aryeh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slavik Shoam in the 83rd minute of play. Moshe Shiri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uri Moshonov, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlev Knafo during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, SC Tamrah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlev Knafo to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nahshon eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.