League Play-Off

Msilot Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kiryat Shmona's Azariya Levitt started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Yadael Popp hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Erez Baruch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yadael Popp, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When Hetzron Yiftach came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the SC Shoval 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 Hetzron Yiftach couldn't finish the play. Hetzron Yiftach recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yadael Popp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adam Dibbo during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adam Dibbo kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Hetzron Yiftach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erez Baruch was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a little luck, SC Shoval's Naaman Ebb got control of the ball when Chaim Pleeth tried to sneak it across the goal line. Azariya Levitt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Azariya Levitt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Naaman Ebb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Hetzron Yiftach left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Shoval fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Chaim Pleeth's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Naaman Ebb skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yadael Popp to make the kick off. Yadael Popp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hetzron Yiftach scored 0-3 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erez Baruch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Adam Dibbo got his second yellow card in the match during the 63rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 64 played minutes SC Shoval got a freekick which was hit by Adam Dibbo. 68 minutes into the match, SC Shoval's goal looked a bit too open when Chaim Pleeth came free, but Naaman Ebb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hetzron Yiftach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erez Baruch having to interfere. Naaman Ebb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azariya Levitt, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Azariya Levitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chaim Pleeth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaim Pleeth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isaiah Smolian's late challenge caught a SC Shoval's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isaiah Smolian helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, Kiryat Shmona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaiah Smolian to maneuver through the defense. Hetzron Yiftach came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Erez Baruch could save by the left post. If Hetzron Yiftach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 93 played minutes Kiryat Shmona got a freekick which was hit by Zane Stavi. The SC Shoval supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Shoval would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.