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GAIA ST
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) GAIA's Robbie del Monte started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of FC Caesarea booed when GAIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gurion Yahel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Yarom Kwart was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GAIA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Caesarea the free kick. A collision led to GAIA getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Yarom Kwart hit a great ball. Igal Rabe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robbie del Monte in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peri Katzar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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 Peri Katzar was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. The supporters of GAIA booed when FC Caesarea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yoachin Ben Ezra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hodiah Ovadiya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Reuven Aronson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yefet Shanino charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yefet Shanino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th minute, Yefet Shanino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when GAIA's Robbie del Monte fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Yada Nathan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reuven Aronson was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yada Nathan was the one to do the kick off. Peri Katzar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedaiah Gabor, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 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 Peri Katzar was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. 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 Peri Katzar was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Peri Katzar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robbie del Monte's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Robbie del Monte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Caesarea's Peri Katzar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Peri Katzar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robbie del Monte's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the match, FC Caesarea's goal looked a bit too open when Jedaiah Gabor came free, but Peri Katzar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Jehonathan Garfield left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GAIA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 88th minute, Yoachin Ben Ezra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.