League Play-Off

Yanuv Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Yevgeni Lezerovich in the 9th minute of play forced Yanuv's goalkeeper Moris Atar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Zori Butrashvili got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 25th minute, Zori Butrashvili got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee gave Yanuv a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Idan Inbar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jimzu's Barkan Pink. 1-1. In the 34th minute Yevgeni Lezerovich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moris Atar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adoram Shriki got free with Barkan Pink in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ahitzur Refaeli hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Adoram Shriki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yevgeni Lezerovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moris Atar having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Yanuv's Adoram Shriki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Barkan Pink narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Avi Hillel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Moris Atar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aviel Peres in the 53rd minute of play. After 63 minutes, Jeny Kushnir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yanuv and the Jimzu players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jeny Kushnir kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Avi Hillel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moris Atar having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Yanuv's goal looked a bit too open when Avi Hillel came free, but Moris Atar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Avi Hillel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Moris Atar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. After having played for 74 minutes, Adoram Shriki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yanuv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adoram Shriki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 75th minute, Shani Zvily hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mahmud Zafir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barkan Pink having to interfere. Barkan Pink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zori Butrashvili in the 82nd minute of play. Barkan Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adoram Shriki, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Zori Butrashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barkan Pink having to interfere. Barkan Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zori Butrashvili, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 93 minutes of play, Yanuv's Zori Butrashvili made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Barkan Pink was left in no man's land by his defense there!