League Play-Off

Neiter Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zeke Kabbel took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Zeke Kabbel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neiter's supporters rose to their feet, but Zeke Kabbel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Asaf Dror breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Azaliah Kimhi came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Neiter fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Azaliah Kimhi couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Sejara booed when Neiter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orel Dreyer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Jean Ben-Haim sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Neiter's Hannan Siegel didn't even have to move. Ed Ariam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hannan Siegel having to interfere. Ed Ariam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Hannan Siegel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ed Ariam struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Hannan Siegel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sejara. If Azaliah Kimhi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Azaliah Kimhi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Asaf Dror managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Neiter's Azaliah Kimhi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ed Ariam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Ed Ariam made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Azaliah Kimhi made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sejara's Asaf Dror tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Azaliah Kimhi struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Asaf Dror didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neiter. 57 minutes into the match, Zeke Kabbel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asaf Dror. Sejara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zeke Kabbel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Asaf Dror showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aviram Janovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Asaf Dror made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeke Kabbel in the 64th minute of play. If Ed Ariam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sejara's Asaf Dror played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azaliah Kimhi in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeke Kabbel in the 81st minute of play forced Sejara's goalkeeper Asaf Dror to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aviezer Lapid took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Asaf Dror. Asaf Dror dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolev Stellmach in the 87th minute of play forced Neiter's goalkeeper Hannan Siegel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Neiter got a freekick which was hit by Orel Dreyer. After 93 played minutes, Sejara's Jean Ben-Haim shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hannan Siegel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sejara reached it. 95 minutes into the match, Neiter's goal looked a bit too open when Ed Ariam came free, but Hannan Siegel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Neiter fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sejara had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.