League Play-Off

Menara
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nir Martziano got the match started through his kick off. Shoni Baruch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC Menara's Noel Vekselberg shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 14th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ivgeny Katan but with some difficulty. After having played for 16 minutes, Nir Martziano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Menara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nir Martziano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Sabi Malka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gali Karadi was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Gali Karadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabi Malka in the 24th minute of play. Gavriel Nyba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gali Karadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nir Martziano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivgeny Katan was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 33rd minute Nir Martziano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivgeny Katan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nir Martziano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the game, Tedi Yedidya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Eitanim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Menara the free kick. A collision led to FC Eitanim getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Tedi Yedidya hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Ivgeny Katan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gavriel Nyba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gavriel Nyba to make the kick off. The supporters of FC Menara booed when FC Eitanim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabi Malka didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd match minute, FC Eitanim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Uzan to maneuver through the defense. Gali Karadi made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Sabi Malka sent off a good shot on target. Eli Avigdor hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Gali Karadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavriel Nyba, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matityaho Buksenboim during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sabi Malka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Gali Karadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gali Karadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavriel Nyba in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to FC Eitanim getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Sabi Malka hit a great ball. When Sabi Malka came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the FC Eitanim 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 Sabi Malka couldn't finish the play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.