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Hatzor Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Evron Halpern made the kick off and thus started the match. If Yale Strongin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Amichay Pauker kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Or-Tal Londoner. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Patrick Warner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evron Halpern in the 15th minute of the match. Vlad Moreh's late challenge caught a FC Mejamia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vlad Moreh helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Mejamia booed when Hatzor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Moreh didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 minutes, Yale Strongin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hatzor and the FC Mejamia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yale Strongin kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amichay Pauker in the 24th minute of play forced FC Mejamia's goalkeeper Or-Tal Londoner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Avitsur Kushnir during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Naor Shachen came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Hatzor 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 Naor Shachen couldn't finish the play. Yale Strongin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Or-Tal Londoner skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Or-Tal Londoner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yale Strongin in the 41st minute. 47 minutes into the game, Naor Shachen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hatzor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Mejamia the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Hatzor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naor Shachen to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amichay Pauker made a kick off. Yale Strongin might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Or-Tal Londoner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yale Strongin ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amichay Pauker in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Or-Tal Londoner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Mejamia's Or-Tal Londoner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yale Strongin in the 56th minute of play. Yale Strongin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Or-Tal Londoner having to interfere. Patrick Warner made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Perry Lachmi sent off a good shot on target. Amichay Pauker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Or-Tal Londoner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Yandel Popp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes, Hatzor's Lishai Fishel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Or-Tal Londoner 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 Hatzor reached it. Amichay Pauker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, FC Mejamia's Solomon Sutton got a free kick in the 85th minute. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Yale Strongin sped through FC Mejamia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Or-Tal Londoner. 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. Hatzor fully deserved thier win.