League Play-Off

Yoshivyah Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sharon Kahila got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th match minute, SC Azotos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Zohar to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Sharon Kahila put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yermi Abel. When Gavri Huntos fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Azotos's protests and gave Gavri Huntos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Gavri Huntos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in SC Azotos's zone, Sharon Kahila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yermi Abel came out of the goal and Sharon Kahila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the match, SC Yoshivyah's goal looked a bit too open when Hasid Geva came free, but Aryeh Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Beber Eilon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aryeh Peres was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Beber Eilon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Gavri Huntos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grisha Halfon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hasid Geva to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, SC Azotos's goal looked a bit too open when Sharon Kahila came free, but Yermi Abel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Oved Sharabani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Azotos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Yoshivyah the free kick. In the 54th match minute, SC Azotos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oved Sharabani to maneuver through the defense. Yermi Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kobi Nisani in the 56th minute of the match. Yermi Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sharon Kahila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hasid Geva in the 63rd minute of play forced SC Yoshivyah's goalkeeper Aryeh Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Roman Zohar fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Azotos's protests and gave Roman Zohar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, SC Azotos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Zohar to maneuver through the defense. SC Azotos's Yermi Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grisha Halfon in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Sharon Kahila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yermi Abel was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Hasid Geva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Aryeh Peres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beber Eilon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sharon Kahila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yermi Abel having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Roman Zohar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Sharon Kahila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yermi Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Grisha Halfon notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of SC Azotos's Yermi Abel. Yermi Abel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute Sharon Kahila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yermi Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Grisha Halfon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Yoshivyah were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Azotos for a fine match.