League Play-Off

Ginneigar Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eldad Tubul kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Sabi Malka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Eitanim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 5 played minutes SC Ginneigar's Bobi Bigal stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Ivgeny Katan stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing FC Eitanim of the goal. Mario Brumer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavriel Nyba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Brumer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabi Malka in the 12th minute of play. Bobi Bigal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ivgeny Katan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eldad Tubul in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gavriel Nyba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Brumer was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 29th minute Gavriel Nyba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Brumer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabi Malka in the 30th minute of play forced SC Ginneigar's goalkeeper Mario Brumer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, FC Eitanim's Gavriel Nyba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mario Brumer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivgeny Katan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eldad Tubul in the 42nd minute of the match. Gavriel Nyba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Brumer having to interfere. In the 47th minute Sabi Malka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Brumer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The SC Ginneigar players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Eitanim were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gavriel Nyba to make the kick off. Sabi Malka succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 53rd playminute. After a rather tough play, SC Ginneigar's Zvi Ivgi got a free kick in the 57th minute. SC Ginneigar's Mario Brumer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save SC Ginneigar from getting a goal against them. FC Eitanim's Ivgeny Katan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bobi Bigal in the 62nd minute of play. Ivgeny Katan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bobi Bigal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabi Malka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivgeny Katan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bobi Bigal in the 80th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Eitanim's zone, Bobi Bigal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivgeny Katan came out of the goal and Bobi Bigal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd match minute, FC Eitanim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eli Avigdor to maneuver through the defense. After 86 played minutes FC Eitanim got a freekick which was hit by Eli Avigdor. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eldad Tubul in the 87th minute of play forced FC Eitanim's goalkeeper Ivgeny Katan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Eitanim players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.