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Hersh Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tzofar Lashover started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Reuben Wolfson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shir Ravinovic in the 8th minute of play forced Hersh Forever's goalkeeper Rea Tentser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Maslul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yehoshua Brenner was slow to take the kick. During this time Hersh Forever's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Duby Merkin heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Rea Tentser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oron Lein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Rimon Kalish fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hersh Forever's protests and gave Rimon Kalish a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hersh Forever's Rimon Kalish got a free kick in the 18th minute. Yehoshua Brenner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the game, Duby Merkin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ittay Neuberger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 35th match minute, Hersh Forever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriel Mauser to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Tzofar Lashover shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rea Tentser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriel Mauser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ittay Neuberger having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yehoshua Brenner to strike the kick off in the second half. Reuben Wolfson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Ittay Neuberger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yehoshua Brenner scored 3-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ittay Neuberger, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ittay Neuberger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yehoshua Brenner's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Ittay Neuberger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriel Mauser, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Yehoshua Brenner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ittay Neuberger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ittay Neuberger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reuben Wolfson in the 65th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Hersh Forever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachary Bijou to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reuben Wolfson in the 74th minute of play forced Maslul's goalkeeper Ittay Neuberger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ittay Neuberger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reuben Wolfson, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to Maslul getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Oron Lein hit a great ball. If Duby Merkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Reuben Wolfson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hersh Forever fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Ittay Neuberger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriel Mauser in the 87th minute of play. Zachary Bijou's late challenge caught a Maslul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zachary Bijou helped the player get up and apologised. Maslul's Ittay Neuberger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reuben Wolfson in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that Hersh Forever were the better team. Hersh Forever's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.