League

Hamaginim Arena
Spectators: 10887 (Terracing: 8166, Seating: 2504, VIP seats: 217) SC Hamaginim's Dacian Panescu 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. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magen David's goalkeeper Aki Pego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Leonard Hajduk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vítor Fernandes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Aksel Medelsheim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Di Yang Yang hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Lièvre in the 23rd minute of play forced Magen David's goalkeeper Aki Pego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Fernandes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus-Vinícius Berg's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Aki Pego made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Louison Cheret sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Magen David's Aki Pego got control of the ball when Louison Cheret tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Panescu in the 34th minute of play forced Magen David's goalkeeper Aki Pego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Magen David got a freekick which was hit by Giora Hamburg. 43 minutes into the match, SC Hamaginim's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus-Vinícius Berg came free, but Vítor Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the SC Hamaginim defense, Marcus-Vinícius Berg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vítor Fernandes. The SC Hamaginim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vítor Fernandes should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Magen David's Jedaiah Sakhai was substituted for Marcus-Vinícius Berg. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jedaiah Sakhai was the one to do the kick off. Vítor Fernandes came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Magen David's Jedaiah Sakhai. But to his dismay, Jedaiah Sakhai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. A collision led to Magen David getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Shen Gang Zhen hit a great ball. SC Hamaginim's Immanuiah Rubinstein was substituted for Dacian Panescu. Aki Pego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Di Yang Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Magen David booed when SC Hamaginim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shani Bassevi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jedaiah Sakhai scored 0-5 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vítor Fernandes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 82 minutes of play, SC Hamaginim's Wout Wipp made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aki Pego was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 87th minute, Immanuiah Rubinstein made a precise shot to the right of Aki Pego. Magen David's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jedaiah Sakhai in the 93rd minute of play forced SC Hamaginim's goalkeeper Vítor Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 95 minutes, Jedaiah Sakhai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Magen David's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jedaiah Sakhai 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 96th match minute, SC Hamaginim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgo Van Dijk to maneuver through the defense. Shen Gang Zhen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vítor Fernandes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play.