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Shezor Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joab Hammerstein took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marco Margolis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Nekrasov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Margolis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ram Dritz's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. After 8 played minutes FC bjk got a freekick which was hit by Doron Krinski. Ram Dritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Achinoam Benzer's late challenge caught a FC bjk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Achinoam Benzer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th minute, Achinoam Benzer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joab Hammerstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Pepijn de Vlieger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doron Krinski in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Margolis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Jael Yacobi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Shezor's Jael Yacobi got a free kick in the 27th minute. When Aleksandr Nekrasov came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the FC bjk 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 Aleksandr Nekrasov couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Joab Hammerstein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute of the match Cyrus Tayeb shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marco Margolis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doron Krinski in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Margolis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute Doron Krinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Margolis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shezor's Marco Margolis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Nekrasov in the 38th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Doron Krinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC bjk's supporters rose to their feet, but Doron Krinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Margolis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Ram Dritz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC bjk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doron Krinski to make the kick off. Marco Margolis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ram Dritz went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Doron Krinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Margolis having to interfere. Ram Dritz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Marco Margolis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aleksandr Nekrasov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Marco Margolis made a huge save. Ram Dritz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marco Margolis came out and tried to block the shot, but Ram Dritz slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 81st minute. Joab Hammerstein charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joab Hammerstein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ram Dritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Margolis having to interfere. Shezor's Marco Margolis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doron Krinski in the 93rd minute of play. FC bjk played a much better game than Shezor and deserved their victory. The Shezor players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.