League

Kannir
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nathan Tzimkhoni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abe Gavra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malakai Blau having to interfere. In the 4th minute, Nathan Tzimkhoni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Malakai Blau made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Abe Gavra sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute, Zerem Yahalom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abe Gavra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Abe Gavra came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the SC Kannir fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abe Gavra couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the game, Abe Gavra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Malakai Blau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 30 minutes into the match, SC Kannir's goal looked a bit too open when Tuval Haikin came free, but Ravid Alfandari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nathan Tzimkhoni had several of the FC Mesillot's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 35 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Malakai Blau as he didn't even see the shot coming. FC Mesillot's Malakai Blau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save FC Mesillot from getting a goal against them. Abe Gavra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Malakai Blau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A collision led to FC Mesillot getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Lavy Zoar hit a great ball. In the 56th minute Abe Gavra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malakai Blau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 played minutes, SC Kannir's Gil Marco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Malakai Blau came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Kannir reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abe Gavra in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Malakai Blau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gil Marco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Malakai Blau. FC Mesillot's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 4-0 became the score in the 72nd minute when Abe Gavra elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. FC Mesillot's Malakai Blau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abe Gavra in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, FC Mesillot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zerem Yahalom to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, SC Kannir's goal looked a bit too open when Avraam Guttman came free, but Ravid Alfandari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Mesillot's Malakai Blau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Tzimkhoni in the 86th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abe Gavra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Malakai Blau was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Nathan Tzimkhoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Malakai Blau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abe Gavra in the 91st minute of play forced FC Mesillot's goalkeeper Malakai Blau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malakai Blau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathan Tzimkhoni in the 92nd minute of play. If Nathan Tzimkhoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SC Kannir fully deserved thier win.