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Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Uziel Abramsky got the match started through his kick off. Yehezkiel Liman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uziel Abramsky in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, SC Balfouriyya's goal looked a bit too open when Bachan Brozovsky came free, but Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gefen Berner took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yehezkiel Liman. Exodus GS.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Uziel Abramsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 20 played minutes SC Balfouriyya got a freekick which was hit by Atir Kahalani. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bachan Brozovsky in the 34th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elior Finkelstein during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes SC Balfouriyya got a freekick which was hit by Elior Finkelstein. Bachan Brozovsky might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bachan Brozovsky ran back to his position shaking his head. Exodus GS.'s Gal Alcobi got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gal Alcobi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 49th minute of the match, but Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger made a huge save. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bachan Brozovsky to make the kick off. A collision led to Exodus GS. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Guri Afek hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, SC Balfouriyya's Din Frank tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Din Frank hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. SC Balfouriyya's Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gal Alcobi in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Bachan Brozovsky 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. Yehezkiel Liman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uziel Abramsky's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 89th match minute, Exodus GS. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malchiel Gilaon to maneuver through the defense. If Gal Alcobi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.