League Play-Off

Jimzu Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Avi Hillel got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Nikolas Hatav 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 0-1. Nikolas Hatav scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Barkan Pink, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tzvika Elkobi hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. With his leg Barak Shen managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Jimzu's Yevgeni Lezerovich fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Barkan Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolas Hatav, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aviel Peres during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SC Tohelet booed when Jimzu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aviel Peres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barkan Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolas Hatav, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ahitzur Refaeli's late challenge caught a SC Tohelet's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahitzur Refaeli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th minute Nikolas Hatav shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barkan Pink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimzu's Barkan Pink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolas Hatav in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, SC Tohelet's goalkeeper Barak Shen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yevgeni Lezerovich. 40 minutes into the match, SC Tohelet's goalkeeper Barak Shen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yevgeni Lezerovich. After a rather tough play, SC Tohelet's Tzvika Elkobi got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute Nikolas Hatav shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barkan Pink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikolas Hatav stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Nikolas Hatav managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Tohelet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikolas Hatav was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jojo Ganon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the game, Yevgeni Lezerovich cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Barak Shen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jimzu's Yevgeni Lezerovich got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yevgeni Lezerovich took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Barak Shen. Barak Shen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Jojo Ganon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barkan Pink having to interfere. When Tzvika Elkobi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 80 minutes had been played. After 81 played minutes SC Tohelet got a freekick which was hit by Tzvika Elkobi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jojo Ganon got free with Barkan Pink in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.