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Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Maccabi Netanya's Tadmor Netaniyahu 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. After some careless play in the F.C. Golasso defense, Michal Betonowy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gmariah Keren. The F.C. Golasso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gmariah Keren should have stopped the shot. Golo Phoenix's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Raul Zoff firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 8th match minute, F.C. Golasso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Datiel Ariel to maneuver through the defense. After 9 minutes of play, Maccabi Netanya's Dunixi Laurenciano made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gmariah Keren was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Raul Zoff managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when F.C. Golasso's Golo Phoenix fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. Golasso's zone, Dunixi Laurenciano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gmariah Keren came out of the goal and Dunixi Laurenciano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 28 minutes, Tadmor Netaniyahu made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. F.C. Golasso's Gmariah Keren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Raul Zoff didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 40th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. After 44 minutes, Francisco Cruz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Golasso and the Maccabi Netanya players grew even worse after the yellow card. Francisco Cruz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Golo Phoenix to strike the kick off in the second half. Maccabi Netanya's Raul Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Popeangă in the 51st minute of play. F.C. Golasso's Golo Phoenix managed to work through Maccabi Netanya's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Golo Phoenix dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Yarkon Kissinger took the ball and in the 55 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 2-5. In the 64th minute Dunixi Laurenciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gmariah Keren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gmariah Keren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dunixi Laurenciano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-6 in the 71 minute of play. Raul Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dunixi Laurenciano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gmariah Keren came out and tried to block the shot, but Dunixi Laurenciano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-7 in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Maccabi Netanya's goal looked a bit too open when Ayalon Zifer came free, but Raul Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. Golasso's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Tadmor Netaniyahu scored to the left of an out of position Gmariah Keren, making the score, 3-8. Gmariah Keren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dunixi Laurenciano in the 86th minute of the match. Raul Zoff came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. Golasso's Ayalon Zifer. But to his dismay, Ayalon Zifer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-8. The F.C. Golasso supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Maccabi Netanya's performance. The match ended with a win for Maccabi Netanya.