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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Engin Akbatu got the match started through his kick off. Raul Zoff made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Engin Akbatu sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Tadmor Netaniyahu came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jori Pereire fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maccabi Netanya's protests and gave Jori Pereire a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, one of Maccabi Netanya:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Maccabi Netanya. The goalkeeper, Raul Zoff, was totally fooled by - HULKAS -'s Recep Tayyip Yürüker, who 10 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Engin Akbatu might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raul Zoff. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Engin Akbatu ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Engin Akbatu got free with Raul Zoff in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Engin Akbatu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Raul Zoff, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raul Zoff. That made the score 3-0 after 21 minutes of play. - HULKAS -'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pontus Granlund in the 25th minute. Jori Pereire 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 Raul Zoff, a very annoying self made goal in the 25th minute which led to 4-0. Ke Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadmor Netaniyahu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Zoff was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Engin Akbatu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Engin Akbatu really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. 39 minutes into the match, Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Raul Zoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Engin Akbatu. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Engin Akbatu in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raul Zoff prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Engin Akbatu managed to get in a good position for a shot. - HULKAS -'s supporters rose to their feet, but Engin Akbatu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Zoff breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Engin Akbatu took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raul Zoff. Raul Zoff dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadmor Netaniyahu in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tadmor Netaniyahu to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Maccabi Netanya getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Terry Silver hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute - HULKAS - were awarded a corner. Pontus Granlund went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 57th minute, Engin Akbatu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The - HULKAS - fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Raul Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, - HULKAS - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lin Shu to maneuver through the defense. Lin Shu hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Ke Qi made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Tadmor Netaniyahu sent off a good shot on target. Raul Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Lindholm in the 66th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Maccabi Netanya's goal looked a bit too open when Engin Akbatu came free, but Raul Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naim Nizam in the 73rd minute of play forced Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Raul Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Larra hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Maccabi Netanya defense, Naim Nizam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Zoff. The Maccabi Netanya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Zoff should have stopped the shot. Raul Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Lindholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Engin Akbatu's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Maccabi Netanya's Raul Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Lindholm in the 81st minute of play. When - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maccabi Netanya's goalie prevented a goal. 86 minutes into the match, Maccabi Netanya's goal looked a bit too open when Engin Akbatu came free, but Raul Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Maccabi Netanya booed when - HULKAS - was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Lindholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute Naim Nizam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raul Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Engin Akbatu in the 92nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Engin Akbatu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Zoff was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Raul Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Engin Akbatu in the 94th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Engin Akbatu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Zoff was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. - HULKAS - were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Maccabi Netanya for a fine match.