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Hersh Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robbie Lerner kicked off to start the match. Rea Tentser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benzion Haberman, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. A collision led to YB Yafo getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jericho Dangerfield hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duby Merkin got free with Jimmy Ravid in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. YB Yafo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Yehoshua Brenner scored to the left of an out of position Jimmy Ravid, making the score, 1-0. Rea Tentser came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by YB Yafo's Benzion Haberman. But to his dismay, Benzion Haberman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Rea Tentser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benzion Haberman, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Yehoshua Brenner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jimmy Ravid having to make a save. In the 35th match minute, Hersh Forever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rimon Kalish to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute of the match Gaby Eisen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rea Tentser showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. YB Yafo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Adriel Mauser scored to the left of an out of position Jimmy Ravid, making the score, 2-1. Hersh Forever's Rea Tentser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie Lerner in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Hersh Forever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shelach Wackert to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yehoshua Brenner to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Regev Dayeb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. YB Yafo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hersh Forever the free kick. In the 55th minute, YB Yafo's Avinoach March dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. After 58 minutes of play, Hersh Forever's Adriel Mauser made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmy Ravid was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 61st minute, Shelach Wackert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th match minute, Hersh Forever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shelach Wackert to maneuver through the defense. Benzion Haberman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rea Tentser firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbie Lerner in the 69th minute of play forced Hersh Forever's goalkeeper Rea Tentser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, YB Yafo's goal looked a bit too open when Reuben Wolfson came free, but Jimmy Ravid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Jericho Dangerfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th match minute, YB Yafo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robbie Lerner to maneuver through the defense. After 77 played minutes Hersh Forever got a freekick which was hit by Reuben Wolfson. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Duby Merkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hersh Forever's supporters rose to their feet, but Duby Merkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jimmy Ravid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Hersh Forever booed when YB Yafo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yechiel Josephson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jimmy Ravid 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 85th minute. Jimmy Ravid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shelach Wackert in the 92nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Reuben Wolfson sped through YB Yafo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jimmy Ravid. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Hersh Forever had played much better football throughout.