League Play-Off

Gealya
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nathanal Yosher kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd play minute Sidi Elimelech came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Levy Abramson. 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, SC Rishpon's goal looked a bit too open when Lior Arbel came free, but Levy Abramson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Gealya's goal looked a bit too open when Nathanal Yosher came free, but Klemensi Ayalon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Nathanal Yosher cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Klemensi Ayalon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sidi Elimelech got free with Levy Abramson in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Lior Arbel sped through SC Rishpon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Levy Abramson. Klemensi Ayalon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorli Cotton in the 28th minute of play. Klemensi Ayalon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathanal Yosher in the 30th minute of the match. Sidi Elimelech might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Levy Abramson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sidi Elimelech ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 35th minute Lior Arbel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levy Abramson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adley Gavrilov was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. If Lior Arbel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lior Arbel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Levy Abramson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lior Arbel made a kick off. Sidi Elimelech scored 4-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Levy Abramson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dorli Cotton kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Levy Abramson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidi Elimelech, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Misha Rahmin hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Gealya's Klemensi Ayalon got control of the ball when Ariam Tzimkhoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidi Elimelech in the 72nd minute of play forced SC Rishpon's goalkeeper Levy Abramson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes of play, Gealya's Sidi Elimelech made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Levy Abramson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ariam Tzimkhoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Klemensi Ayalon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Rishpon's Levy Abramson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidi Elimelech in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 83 minutes, Sidi Elimelech managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gealya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sidi Elimelech 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 85thth minute of the game Lior Arbel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Rishpon's Levy Abramson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lior Arbel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ariam Tzimkhoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klemensi Ayalon having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gealya had won after a very even match.