League Play-Off

Lehageshamah
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. Dov Dafni started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Avidor Arava sped through Hageshamah's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tzurel Rozenfeld. Tzurel Rozenfeld acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 12th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gideon Wackert. Lehageshamah's Shamgar Riegler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Yurichenko in the 15th minute of play. Avidor Arava who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Tzurel Rozenfeld when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 25 minutes into the match, Ariel Yurichenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shamgar Riegler. Lehageshamah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ariel Yurichenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, Hageshamah's Sidi Siboni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shamgar Riegler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th match minute, Lehageshamah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kayam Gmara to maneuver through the defense. Gil Macabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzurel Rozenfeld having to interfere. A collision led to Lehageshamah getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Avidor Arava hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Hageshamah's Ariel Yurichenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shamgar Riegler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sidi Siboni made a kick off. If Dov Dafni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 played minutes Lehageshamah got a freekick which was hit by Jakim Krogman. Tzurel Rozenfeld showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dov Dafni in the 61st minute of the match. Lehageshamah's Shamgar Riegler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Lehageshamah from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes into the match, Lehageshamah's goal looked a bit too open when Gerber Izenberg came free, but Shamgar Riegler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Avraham Gilardi charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Avraham Gilardi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Avraham Gilardi kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Tzurel Rozenfeld showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avidor Arava, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A collision led to Lehageshamah getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Dov Dafni hit a great ball. If Avidor Arava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tzurel Rozenfeld took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avidor Arava, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Dov Dafni made a precise shot to the right of Tzurel Rozenfeld. Hageshamah's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Ariel Yurichenko struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Shamgar Riegler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hageshamah. Hageshamah's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.