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Rebels Arena
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robbie del Monte took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ardon Shinhav's late challenge caught a Hillbilly Rebels's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ardon Shinhav helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, Ardon Shinhav hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Udi Barkin in the 6th minute of play forced GAIA's goalkeeper Reuven Aronson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Hillbilly Rebels's Gersham Azar got a free kick in the 9th minute. After 10 played minutes, GAIA's Ardon Shinhav shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oshea Girondi 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 GAIA reached it. 14 minutes into the match, Robbie del Monte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oshea Girondi. Hillbilly Rebels's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robbie del Monte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 18th minute, Udi Barkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th match minute, Hillbilly Rebels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Udi Barkin to maneuver through the defense. Kfir Karrol took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oshea Girondi. Hillbilly Rebels's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, GAIA's Ardon Shinhav got a free kick in the 21st minute. Jachin Epstein recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Robbie del Monte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oshea Girondi was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 33rd match minute, GAIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jedaiah Gabor to maneuver through the defense. Reuven Aronson made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Palti Pereire sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to GAIA getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jedaiah Gabor hit a great ball. Jehonathan Kohn charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jehonathan Kohn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jehonathan Kohn hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Kfir Karrol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Udi Barkin hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The Hillbilly Rebels players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GAIA were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jachin Epstein made a kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Robbie del Monte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hillbilly Rebels's Oshea Girondi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Robbie del Monte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, Hillbilly Rebels's goalkeeper Oshea Girondi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igal Rabe. 64 minutes in the game, Jehonathan Garfield fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Oshea Girondi having to interfere. Jachin Epstein might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reuven Aronson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jachin Epstein ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Oshea Girondi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Robbie del Monte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to GAIA getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jedaiah Gabor hit a great ball. Igal Rabe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Oshea Girondi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Jehonathan Garfield 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. Jehonathan Garfield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. GAIA played a much better game than Hillbilly Rebels and deserved their victory. The Hillbilly Rebels players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.