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Sepharad Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yehoshua Brenner kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sepharad Athletic's zone, Yehoshua Brenner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yossi Ben-Rachamim came out of the goal and Yehoshua Brenner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rea Tentser made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zchariyhu Shelly in the 11th minute. Paz Aluf hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Yehoshua Brenner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Hersh Forever getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Paz Aluf hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Hersh Forever's goal looked a bit too open when Zchariyhu Shelly came free, but Rea Tentser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Hersh Forever getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Shelach Wackert hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yehoshua Brenner in the 33rd minute of play forced Sepharad Athletic's goalkeeper Yossi Ben-Rachamim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hersh Forever's Rea Tentser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avi Brotchi in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Adriel Mauser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yossi Ben-Rachamim was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hersh Forever's Rea Tentser proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Hersh Forever from getting a goal against them. Adriel Mauser took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yossi Ben-Rachamim. Yossi Ben-Rachamim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After the first half Hersh Forever were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Avi Brotchi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Yerach Strongin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, Hersh Forever's Yehoshua Brenner broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Hersh Forever's Duby Merkin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yossi Ben-Rachamim. That made the score 0-3 after 57 minutes of play. Erel Pappo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rea Tentser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Yerach Strongin fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sepharad Athletic's protests and gave Yerach Strongin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sepharad Athletic getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Yerach Strongin hit a great ball. A collision led to Sepharad Athletic getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Erel Pappo hit a great ball. Zchariyhu Shelly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Rea Tentser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rea Tentser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Etham Rosen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sepharad Athletic getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Zchariyhu Shelly hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Hersh Forever's Zachary Bijou got a free kick in the 88th minute. Hersh Forever's Rea Tentser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avi Brotchi in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Adriel Mauser notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Sepharad Athletic's Yossi Ben-Rachamim. Yossi Ben-Rachamim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hersh Forever'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.