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Hatserim Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benzion Mahlkin made the kick off which started today's match. Guri Tarratut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartley Fridkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guri Tarratut stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tzabar Abudi's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Benzion Mahlkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Azriah Dizraeli notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Hatserim's Guri Tarratut. Guri Tarratut was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd match minute, FC Walter Benjamin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartley Fridkin to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Alex Hazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nurya Schwartz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Benzion Mahlkin came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Hatserim 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 Benzion Mahlkin couldn't finish the play. Yoshiyahu Seligman charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yoshiyahu Seligman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When FC Walter Benjamin's Bartley Fridkin in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hatserim's goalie prevented a goal. Hatserim's Guri Tarratut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartley Fridkin in the 44th minute of play. Tzabar Abudi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half FC Walter Benjamin were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bartley Fridkin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hatserim's Henanya Cotton got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dov Fulda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guri Tarratut having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, one of Hatserim:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hatserim. Benzion Mahlkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nurya Schwartz having to interfere. Hatserim's Yoshiyahu Seligman got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Yoshiyahu Seligman off the ground. In the 73rd minute, Yoshiyahu Seligman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Henanya Cotton made a precise shot to the right of Nurya Schwartz. FC Walter Benjamin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Nurya Schwartz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Hazan in the 79th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, FC Walter Benjamin's goal looked a bit too open when Amran Zayyat came free, but Nurya Schwartz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Henanya Cotton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC Walter Benjamin getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Jonah Hollman hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Walter Benjamin walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.