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Match Report
Haluz
Spectators: 6953 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 0) Silvan Holtzman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7thth minute of the game Ehud Sulzberger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Haluz's Avni Kaplan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Avni Kaplan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ehud Sulzberger's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ehud Sulzberger in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avni Kaplan saved Haluz from getting behind. When Hapoel Natzrat's Noach Aschlag in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Haluz's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ehud Sulzberger in the 14th minute of play forced Haluz's goalkeeper Avni Kaplan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Noach Aschlag had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ehud Sulzberger in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Avni Kaplan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Hapoel Natzrat's Noach Aschlag in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Haluz's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Hapoel Natzrat booed when Haluz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yahn Vekselberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rami Shalo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Bobby Tawill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avni Kaplan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ehud Sulzberger in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Haluz's goal looked a bit too open when Malach Merom came free, but Avni Kaplan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Haluz's zone, Noach Aschlag stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avni Kaplan came out of the goal and Noach Aschlag tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Hapoel Natzrat fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Hapoel Natzrat's Ehud Sulzberger 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ehud Sulzberger sped through Haluz's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Avni Kaplan. The Haluz players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hapoel Natzrat were winning 0-3.
The wind increased when Ehud Sulzberger made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ehud Sulzberger in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avni Kaplan saved Haluz from getting behind. Avni Kaplan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ehud Sulzberger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noach Aschlag sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ehud Sulzberger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Avni Kaplan was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ehud Sulzberger in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avni Kaplan saved Haluz from getting behind. The Hapoel Natzrat fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Hapoel Natzrat's Ehud Sulzberger 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Noach Aschlag charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noach Aschlag the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Hapoel Natzrat got a freekick which was hit by Noach Aschlag. Haluz's Avni Kaplan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Haluz from getting a goal against them. Motta Alfandari didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oded Nachtayler went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. Ehud Sulzberger's late challenge caught a Haluz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ehud Sulzberger helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Hapoel Natzrat's Ehud Sulzberger got a free kick in the 97th minute. Hapoel Natzrat's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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