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Sepharad Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Avi Brotchi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anan Benisti kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Motta Alfandari didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Motta Alfandari made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Marcelo Sinder sent off a good shot on target. If Bobby Tawill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Motta Alfandari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Sinder in the 13th minute. Zchariyhu Shelly took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Motta Alfandari. Motta Alfandari dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 18 minutes, Etham Rosen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sepharad Athletic and the Hapoel Natzrat players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Etham Rosen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yossi Ben-Rachamim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabrielo Schwartzman, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Galron Cousari charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Galron Cousari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sepharad Athletic's Marnin Guttman was substituted for Erel Pappo. In the 27th minute, Galron Cousari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avi Brotchi in the 29th minute of play forced Hapoel Natzrat's goalkeeper Motta Alfandari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Motta Alfandari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zchariyhu Shelly, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sepharad Athletic's Zchariyhu Shelly slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Motta Alfandari. That made the score 3-0 after 32 minutes of play. 35 minutes into the match, Hapoel Natzrat's goalkeeper Motta Alfandari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zchariyhu Shelly. 40 minutes into the match, Sepharad Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Noach Aschlag came free, but Yossi Ben-Rachamim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bobby Tawill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Yossi Ben-Rachamim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ehud Sulzberger made the kick off in the second half. Motta Alfandari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Sinder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sepharad Athletic's Yossi Ben-Rachamim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ehud Sulzberger in the 53rd minute of play. Able Novitski kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute of the match Marnin Guttman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Motta Alfandari skillfully saved the ball. In the 56th minute of the match, Noach Aschlag got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yossi Ben-Rachamim was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Motta Alfandari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zchariyhu Shelly in the 57th minute of the match. Noach Aschlag fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yossi Ben-Rachamim having to interfere. Motta Alfandari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avi Brotchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sepharad Athletic getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Avi Brotchi hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Ehud Sulzberger reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yossi Ben-Rachamim. The goal made the score 3-1. Yossi Ben-Rachamim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anan Benisti, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Jed Tarratut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avi Brotchi in the 86th minute of play forced Hapoel Natzrat's goalkeeper Motta Alfandari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Avinoam Giler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yossi Ben-Rachamim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ehud Sulzberger in the 93rd minute of play. Sepharad Athletic's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.