Friendly League

Mesillot Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mati Adamski made the kick off and thus started the match. Aviam Rothman charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aviam Rothman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mati Adamski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Enrique Urtsin made a huge save. Vélez Juniors's Enrique Urtsin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Vélez Juniors from getting a goal against them. Mati Adamski came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Enrique Urtsin could save by the left post. Mateo Gonzo hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Barel Gavrilov hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Freddy Zelbitz came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Vélez Juniors's Hernan Gonchan. But to his dismay, Hernan Gonchan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Rogelio Madeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateo Gonzo during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Vélez Juniors getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Mateo Gonzo hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Hernan Gonchan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vélez Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rogelio Madeo to strike the kick off in the second half. Sergio Gai's late challenge caught a Maccabi Netanya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Gai helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Vélez Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Gai. Rogelio Madeo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Vélez Juniors booed when Maccabi Netanya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barel Gavrilov didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Vélez Juniors getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Dionisio Monico hit a great ball. The supporters of Maccabi Netanya booed when Vélez Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvio Firme didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Mati Adamski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enrique Urtsin was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. After having played for 79 minutes, Aharon Caspi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maccabi Netanya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aharon Caspi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vélez Juniors's Emilio Serafo got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Josh Ben-Ari during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Josh Ben-Ari kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. The Vélez Juniors supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vélez Juniors would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.