League Play-Off

Yavor Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rimon Smolkin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Yavor's Gil Furst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rimon Smolkin in the 4th minute of play. After 6 minutes, Mike Caspi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Yavor's Gil Furst tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ovadia Steinberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ezra Rigai. SC Mallaha's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Efrayim Hoffman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ezra Rigai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gali Gutin came free with the goalkeeper in the 31st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ezra Rigai could save by the left post. After 34 played minutes SC Mallaha got a freekick which was hit by Elior Ebb. In the 35th minute of the match Ovadia Steinberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ezra Rigai showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Idan Orbach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 played minutes SC Mallaha got a freekick which was hit by Din Sigal. Ezra Rigai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gali Gutin in the 44th minute. Mike Caspi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Gil Furst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gali Gutin to make the kick off. Ezra Rigai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gali Gutin's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. When Elior Ebb came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the SC Mallaha 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 Elior Ebb couldn't finish the play. Rimon Smolkin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gil Furst came out and tried to block the shot, but Rimon Smolkin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 58th minute. A collision led to Yavor getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Gali Gutin hit a great ball. Gali Gutin charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gali Gutin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Yavor's Gali Gutin got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Mike Caspi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Furst having to interfere. Orev Levkovitz hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Gali Gutin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Idan Orbach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gil Furst was a little too slow when Rimon Smolkin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 1-3. When Gali Gutin came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Yavor 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 Gali Gutin couldn't finish the play. Ezra Rigai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gali Gutin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Idan Orbach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ovadia Steinberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, one of Yavor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Avdon Alter walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Mike Caspi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Gil Furst made a huge save.