League Play-Off

Nordiya Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Asarel Dermer started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Reva Orbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Asarel Dermer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tidhar Pevsner was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barak Natanovich in the 10th minute of play forced Nordiya's goalkeeper Tidhar Pevsner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reva Orbach in the 12th minute of play forced Mispah's goalkeeper Natan Laufer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Asarel Dermer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 played minutes Nordiya got a freekick which was hit by Reva Orbach. Tidhar Pevsner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asarel Dermer in the 19th minute of the match. Tidhar Pevsner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asarel Dermer in the 21st minute of the match. If Barak Natanovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jake Caceres took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tidhar Pevsner. Nordiya's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Asarel Dermer during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Nordiya booed when Mispah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asarel Dermer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tidhar Pevsner came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Mispah's Barak Natanovich. But to his dismay, Barak Natanovich quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some careless play in the Nordiya defense, Barak Natanovich kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tidhar Pevsner. The Nordiya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tidhar Pevsner should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Reuven Bonet made the kick off in the second half. Jake Caceres thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Natan Laufer, a very annoying self made goal in the 52nd minute which led to 1-3. In the 59th minute Alexander Picar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natan Laufer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natan Laufer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reuven Bonet's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 67th minute of the game, Tzadok Ziskind landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Nesher Eshkol's late challenge caught a Mispah's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nesher Eshkol helped the player get up and apologised. Nesher Eshkol hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nordiya's goalkeeper Tidhar Pevsner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Nordiya getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Raz Gilentz hit a great ball. Galron Tirosh kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Reuven Bonet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natan Laufer having to interfere. If Remiel Saff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barak Natanovich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Tidhar Pevsner made a huge save. Natan Laufer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Picar in the 88th minute of the match. The Mispah supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mispah would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.