League

Otsem Stadium
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. Avi Brotchi started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Hapoel Soviet FC's Yevorach Zitzer seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yevorach Zitzer the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hapoel Soviet FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yevorach Zitzer had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 3rd minute, one of Hapoel Soviet FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hapoel Soviet FC. Erel Pappo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Eliyav Arnold tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Hapoel Soviet FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zchariyhu Shelly came free, but Eliyav Arnold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th match minute, Sepharad Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avi Brotchi to maneuver through the defense. Hapoel Soviet FC's Eliyav Arnold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avi Brotchi in the 34th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Marcelo Sinder who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hapoel Soviet FC's Eliyav Arnold was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yanai Nathan hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hapoel Soviet FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Arion Gollander hit a great ball. Jedd Marom took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eliyav Arnold. Eliyav Arnold 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Arion Gollander made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Mattanel Menuchin made a precise shot to the right of Yossi Ben-Rachamim. Sepharad Athletic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 64 minutes into the game, Zchariyhu Shelly cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Eliyav Arnold was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mattanel Menuchin struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Yossi Ben-Rachamim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hapoel Soviet FC. Jeremy Topaz kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Sepharad Athletic's Jed Tarratut couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 74th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hapoel Soviet FC. Yossi Ben-Rachamim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arion Gollander in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Hapoel Soviet FC's Morel Stupler got a free kick in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Avi Brotchi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eliyav Arnold, 1-4. Eliyav Arnold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avi Brotchi in the 88th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Hapoel Soviet FC's goalkeeper Eliyav Arnold had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erel Pappo. In the 96th minute, Sepharad Athletic's Avi Brotchi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. When the match was over Sepharad Athletic could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hapoel Soviet FC throughout the match.