League

Yeroham
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Yeroham's Tzahi Bittan 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. Koko Morali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tzahi Bittan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Natan Gellar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, FC Holon's goalkeeper Natan Gellar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koko Morali. Tzahi Bittan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Issa Ohana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, FC Holon's Nathanal Amzaleg tried to score from far away in the 19th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of FC Holon booed when Yeroham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dror Edri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 minutes, Jordan Trebitsch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Holon and the Yeroham players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Holon's Jordan Trebitsch got a free kick in the 24th minute. Abe Friedberg's late challenge caught a Yeroham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abe Friedberg helped the player get up and apologised. Abe Friedberg kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Buki Barkat took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Natan Gellar. FC Holon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Yeroham booed when FC Holon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abe Friedberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Buki Barkat sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Holon's Natan Gellar didn't even have to move.

The wind increased when Yaki Zivon made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koko Morali in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Holon's goalkeeper Natan Gellar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asher Blond got free with Gilad Tawill in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Asher Blond came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gilad Tawill could save by the left post. Gilad Tawill didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Holon's Asher Blond shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Asher Blond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Gilad Tawill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Toni Koperberger fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yeroham's protests and gave Toni Koperberger a yellow card for diving instead. Toni Koperberger hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Asher Blond got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Asher Blond sped through Yeroham's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gilad Tawill. The crowd rose to their feet as Yaki Zivon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilad Tawill. That made the score 0-4 in the 72 minute of play. When Asher Blond came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the FC Holon fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Asher Blond couldn't finish the play. Asher Blond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asher Blond who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Gilad Tawill when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 91st minute Yaki Zivon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilad Tawill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilad Tawill made an important save on a dangerous shot by Asher Blond in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute, Nathanal Amzaleg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Yeroham's Buki Barkat tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Holon eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.