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Balfouriyya
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yada Nathan got the match started through his kick off. FC Caesarea's Peri Katzar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Caesarea from getting a goal against them. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hodiah Ovadiya, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Peri Katzar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Momo Nesher in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute, Yada Nathan made a precise shot to the right of Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger. SC Balfouriyya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yada Nathan in the 20th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elior Finkelstein during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Elior Finkelstein hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Yada Nathan managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Caesarea's supporters rose to their feet, but Yada Nathan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th match minute, SC Balfouriyya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ofri Gueta to maneuver through the defense. Uziel Abramsky received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Peri Katzar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, SC Balfouriyya's goal looked a bit too open when Hodiah Ovadiya came free, but Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Shelemiah Taubman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Caesarea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Balfouriyya the free kick. A collision led to FC Caesarea getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Shelemiah Taubman hit a great ball. Peri Katzar made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Momo Nesher sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Uziel Abramsky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peri Katzar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yada Nathan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Yada Nathan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Momo Nesher came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the SC Balfouriyya 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 Momo Nesher couldn't finish the play. When Hodiah Ovadiya came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the FC Caesarea 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 Hodiah Ovadiya couldn't finish the play. Hodiah Ovadiya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger having to interfere. After 79 played minutes FC Caesarea got a freekick which was hit by Aviam Ketsef. If Momo Nesher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82ndth minute of the game Uziel Abramsky 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. Hodiah Ovadiya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tzedkiyahu Goldfinger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Caesarea players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.