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Mashah Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jophiel Shaltiel got the match started through his kick off. Deen Ishiyahu hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Boris Duritz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amitz Gerard, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Eitan Hertz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jophiel Shaltiel's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Yaar Dvir managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Mashah's supporters rose to their feet, but Yaar Dvir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eitan Hertz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 20 minutes into the game, Yaar Dvir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eitan Hertz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The SC Mashah fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when SC Mashah's Yaar Dvir looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, SC Hadar's Eitan Hertz got control of the ball when Yaar Dvir tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jophiel Shaltiel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eitan Hertz having to make a save. Jophiel Shaltiel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Eitan Hertz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jophiel Shaltiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Jophiel Shaltiel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eitan Hertz. The goal made the score 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amitz Gerard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, SC Hadar's Tzachy Naari got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Hadar's zone, Yaar Dvir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eitan Hertz came out of the goal and Yaar Dvir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eitan Hertz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jophiel Shaltiel's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Eitan Hertz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaar Dvir, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After having played for 74 minutes, Yiftach-El Rose managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Hadar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yiftach-El Rose was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 90 minutes into the game, Tzachy Naari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Hadar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Mashah the free kick. In the 90th minute, one of SC Hadar: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 SC Hadar. Josue Rigai walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jophiel Shaltiel in the 96th minute of play forced SC Hadar's goalkeeper Eitan Hertz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Hadar's Yiftach-El Rose got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.