League Play-Off

Jimzu Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dorin Ron started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Heles's Igor Lapid got a free kick in the 4th minute. Barak Kashtan might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Barkan Pink. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Barak Kashtan ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Heles getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dorin Ron hit a great ball. Yevgeni Lezerovich came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Loni Nimni could save by the left post. In the 12th minute, Barak Kashtan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Heles's Loni Nimni got control of the ball when Yevgeni Lezerovich tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shmueli Buchbut's late challenge caught a Jimzu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shmueli Buchbut helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes Heles got a freekick which was hit by Shmueli Buchbut. Anton Hen kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Avi Hillel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loni Nimni was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Loni Nimni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avi Hillel, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avi Hillel in the 28th minute of play forced Heles's goalkeeper Loni Nimni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loni Nimni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avi Hillel's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Avi Hillel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Loni Nimni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After recieving a nice pass, Jimzu's Mati Liff tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yevgeni Lezerovich got free with Loni Nimni in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Barkan Pink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yafim Shulsinger in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Yafim Shulsinger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Barkan Pink was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 53 minutes, Shani Zvily mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jimzu and the Heles players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Jimzu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shani Zvily to maneuver through the defense. Yevgeni Lezerovich took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Loni Nimni. Loni Nimni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Yevgeni Lezerovich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Loni Nimni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loni Nimni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avi Hillel in the 67th minute of play. Dorin Ron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barkan Pink having to interfere. Yafim Shulsinger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yafim Shulsinger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yafim Shulsinger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Barkan Pink tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Heles fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Heles's Yafim Shulsinger 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Heles's Yafim Shulsinger got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dorin Ron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barkan Pink having to interfere.