League Play-Off

Sappir Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With his leg Dudi Shmueli managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Sappir's Avishag Yuval fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When SC Zemorot's Franco Pesi in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sappir's goalie prevented a goal. When SC Zemorot's Zmamia Malmilyan in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sappir's goalie prevented a goal. Avishag Yuval recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Boris Madani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Dudi Shmueli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Zemorot fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! Anatoli Megidish shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After some careless play in the Sappir defense, Zmamia Malmilyan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bobo Davidovic. The Sappir fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bobo Davidovic should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zmamia Malmilyan in the 37th minute of play forced Sappir's goalkeeper Bobo Davidovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafi Turgeman struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Bobo Davidovic didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Zemorot. Sappir's Bobo Davidovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zmamia Malmilyan in the 44th minute of play. After the first half SC Zemorot were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Boris Madani made a kick off. Sappir's Bobo Davidovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Pesi in the 53rd minute of play. When Gior Dotan fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Zemorot's protests and gave Gior Dotan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SC Zemorot's Gior Dotan got a free kick in the 65th minute. The Sappir fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Sappir's Boris Madani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sappir's goalkeeper Bobo Davidovic, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Franco Pesi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bobo Davidovic was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Anatoli Megidish hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Franco Pesi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Bobo Davidovic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Avishag Yuval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gior Dotan was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Gior Dotan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When Boris Madani, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 98 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dudi Shmueli was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Zemorot walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.