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Gealya
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 171) Shachaf Einstein made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Shlomo Hitt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caesarea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Gealya the free kick. A collision led to Caesarea getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Shlomo Hitt hit a great ball. Yakim Sharabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Azariya Poriah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Momo Baron hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Yakim Sharabi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Gealya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakim Sharabi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yehoshua Marchinsky during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Gealya booed when Caesarea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yehoshua Marchinsky didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Azniel Hassidi got free with Azariya Poriah in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Azariya Poriah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zevach Berkus in the 14th minute. Tanner Sirkis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armon Hedaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Zevach Berkus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Azariya Poriah having to make a save. Azariya Poriah made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Zevach Berkus sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Caesarea's Azariya Poriah got control of the ball when Zevach Berkus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Azariya Poriah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yakim Sharabi's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Tanner Sirkis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armon Hedaya went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yarom Fine in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Azariya Poriah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd match minute, FC Gealya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yakim Sharabi to maneuver through the defense. Yakim Sharabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Azariya Poriah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zevach Berkus scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Azariya Poriah, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Caesarea's Azariya Poriah got control of the ball when Zevach Berkus tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Caesarea's zone, Yarom Fine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Azariya Poriah came out of the goal and Yarom Fine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute Yakim Sharabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Azariya Poriah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zevach Berkus got free with Azariya Poriah in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yarom Fine to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Yarom Fine who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caesarea's Azariya Poriah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Armon Hedaya took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Tanner Sirkis to make any attempt to save it. In the 58th minute of the match, Osher Almanzi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tanner Sirkis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Yarom Fine charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yarom Fine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Yarom Fine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Caesarea defense, Zevach Berkus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Azariya Poriah. The Caesarea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Azariya Poriah should have stopped the shot. Rivai Mori kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Yarom Fine sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Caesarea's Azariya Poriah didn't even have to move. Zevach Berkus scored 4-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Azariya Poriah, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tanner Sirkis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armon Hedaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Caesarea's Azariya Poriah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakim Sharabi in the 86th minute of play. When FC Gealya's Zevach Berkus in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caesarea's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Yarom Fine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Azariya Poriah was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. If Yakim Sharabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yakim Sharabi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Gealya fully deserved thier win.