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Yashresh Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carmelo Ossman started the match with the kick off. Koren Hertzberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Ossman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliam Yakhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliam Yakhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eliam Yakhin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Yashresh's Zemaria Eliashiv got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th match minute, Yashresh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoshiyahu Smoller to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Jabin Chaplin in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Yashresh's Yanni Yarkoni. Eliam Yakhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samson Herzog having to interfere. Yanni Yarkoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Samson Herzog tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Eliam Yakhin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yashresh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 35 minutes into the match, Yashresh's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Noam came free, but Koren Hertzberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliam Yakhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Yadael Zackerman fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Devir's protests and gave Yadael Zackerman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th match minute, Devir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yadael Zackerman to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Asher Ben Aaron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samson Herzog saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Devir's zone, Eliam Yakhin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samson Herzog came out of the goal and Eliam Yakhin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Amital Rezzori fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Devir's protests and gave Amital Rezzori a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Yashresh booed when Devir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amital Rezzori didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliam Yakhin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samson Herzog read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Eliam Yakhin came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Yashresh 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 Eliam Yakhin couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute Eliam Yakhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samson Herzog saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Yashresh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zemaria Eliashiv to maneuver through the defense. Devir's Carmelo Ossman managed to work through Yashresh's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Carmelo Ossman dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Yanni Yarkoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samson Herzog showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliam Yakhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Yehonadav Vadinor charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yehonadav Vadinor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Devir's Yehonadav Vadinor got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 76 minutes of play, Devir's Peter Noam made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Koren Hertzberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliam Yakhin in the 80th minute of play forced Devir's goalkeeper Samson Herzog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samson Herzog came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Yashresh's Eliam Yakhin. But to his dismay, Eliam Yakhin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 87 minutes into the match, Eliam Yakhin notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Devir's Samson Herzog. Samson Herzog was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yoshiyahu Smoller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samson Herzog having to interfere. When Yanni Yarkoni fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yashresh's protests and gave Yanni Yarkoni a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Yashresh's Yanni Yarkoni got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 96th match minute, Yashresh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zemaria Eliashiv to maneuver through the defense. Yashresh walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.