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NatLihi Arena
Spectators: 10876 (Terracing: 8158, Seating: 2501, VIP seats: 217) A collision led to Neve Lihi getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gershon Broitman hit a great ball. Erel Serour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nalo Bermejo in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Yonathan Baner fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 14th minute Negev Hershtog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wout Wipp in the 16th minute of play. Neve Lihi's Yonathan Baner got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The SC Hamaginim fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when SC Hamaginim's Louison Cheret looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adil Lièvre in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Lucas in the 24th minute of play forced SC Hamaginim's goalkeeper Vítor Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Fernandes made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Yada Kleiman sent off a good shot on target. Negev Hershtog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Fernandes having to interfere. In the 30th minute Louison Cheret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erel Serour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When SC Hamaginim's Louison Cheret in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Neve Lihi's goalie prevented a goal. Vítor Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Neve Lihi got a corner. SC Hamaginim's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abell Jessel ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 37th play minutes Louison Cheret shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Erel Serour and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, SC Hamaginim's Shani Bassevi got a free kick in the 40th minute. Neve Lihi's Abell Jessel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Hamaginim. In the 43rd minute, Dé Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Negev Hershtog in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Fernandes saved SC Hamaginim from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nalo Bermejo in the 46th minute of play forced Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goal looked a bit too open when Louison Cheret came free, but Erel Serour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 wind increased when Nalo Bermejo made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Yada Kleiman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Vítor Fernandes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Yada Kleiman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neve Lihi's supporters rose to their feet, but Yada Kleiman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vítor Fernandes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yada Kleiman in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Fernandes saved SC Hamaginim from getting behind. Neve Lihi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abell Jessel in the 62nd minute. The supporters of SC Hamaginim booed when Neve Lihi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abell Jessel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Louison Cheret recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wout Wipp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Erel Serour made a huge save. Erel Serour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nalo Bermejo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Louison Cheret got free with Erel Serour in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louison Cheret in the 76th minute of play. When Nalo Bermejo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 77 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Erel Serour was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Negev Hershtog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Neve Lihi from getting a goal against them. Negev Hershtog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Negev Hershtog in the 89th minute of play. Vítor Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Negev Hershtog in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goal looked a bit too open when Nalo Bermejo came free, but Erel Serour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match SC Hamaginim 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. Shani Bassevi ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Alvaro Rivas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The SC Hamaginim supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Hamaginim would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.