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NatLihi Arena
Spectators: 10940 (Terracing: 8206, Seating: 2516, VIP seats: 218) 3 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelino Bittor came free, but Erel Serour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erel Serour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abner Rubinstein, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goal looked a bit too open when Abner Rubinstein came free, but Erel Serour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erel Serour came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by MEME FC's Marcelino Bittor. But to his dismay, Marcelino Bittor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Erel Serour stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abner Rubinstein's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. MEME FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Neve Lihi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yoshafat Nefrin took the corner. Yoshafat Nefrin made a great header on MEME FC's corner, it was just that Neve Lihi's Erel Serour managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, MEME FC's Stathis Tsalamagas got a free kick in the 21st minute. Krister Hökkvist made in the 22nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Adir Rahiti however managed to control. Erel Serour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Bittor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25thth minute of the game Marcelino Bittor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Neve Lihi's Erel Serour was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erel Serour stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelino Bittor's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Erel Serour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Bittor in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abner Rubinstein in the 29th minute of play forced Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute of the match MEME FC got a corner. Neve Lihi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yoshafat Nefrin ran over to the corner to take the kick. MEME FC's Abner Rubinstein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Erel Serour in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Erel Serour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoshafat Nefrin in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abner Rubinstein's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erel Serour was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. When MEME FC's Abner Rubinstein in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Neve Lihi's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Abner Rubinstein's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erel Serour was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. If Adir Rahiti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38thth minute of the game Abner Rubinstein who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Neve Lihi's Erel Serour was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Yoshafat Nefrin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erel Serour was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Neve Lihi defense, Abner Rubinstein kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erel Serour. The Neve Lihi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erel Serour should have stopped the shot. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Negev Hershtog was the one to do the kick off. Azazyahu Eckstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Negev Hershtog, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Erel Serour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Bittor in the 54th minute of the match. After 57 minutes Neve Lihi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yoshafat Nefrin who took care of the corner kick. 59 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abner Rubinstein. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelino Bittor in the 62nd minute of play forced Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's Rafael Lucas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Azazyahu Eckstein narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th match minute, Neve Lihi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yada Kleiman to maneuver through the defense. MEME FC's Achishai Gal Am was substituted for Adir Rahiti. In the 67th minute, Yada Kleiman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Neve Lihi's Hasiel Bargallo got a free kick in the 69th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abner Rubinstein got free with Erel Serour in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute of the match MEME FC got a corner. Neve Lihi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yoshafat Nefrin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Erel Serour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliashiv Or in the 73rd minute of play. Krister Hökkvist was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 75 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in MEME FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Abell Jessel shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 79 minutes in the game, Negev Hershtog dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Erel Serour came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by MEME FC's Abner Rubinstein. But to his dismay, Abner Rubinstein quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5.