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Zakariyah Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Savyon were furious when Abir Kleiman was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 2 minutes into the game, one of Savyon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Zakariyah. Ariyahu Betech stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Uzziah Semel. 1-0. Uzziah Semel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jericho Nefrin, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute, Azazyahu Roberts 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. Morel Farberman's late challenge caught a Savyon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Morel Farberman helped the player get up and apologised. Savyon's Azazyahu Roberts got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Savyon's goalkeeper Uzziah Semel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Jericho Nefrin 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. After 25 played minutes Savyon got a freekick which was hit by Dvir Bar-Menahem. Geva Joel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Azazyahu Roberts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Achimelekh Reshef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Zakariyah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ariyahu Betech to maneuver through the defense. Zakariyah's Achimelekh Reshef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azazyahu Roberts in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Boaz Fleisher got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Boaz Fleisher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Uzziah Semel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jericho Nefrin to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Geva Joel 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. In the 63rd minute Jericho Nefrin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uzziah Semel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boaz Fleisher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uzziah Semel having to interfere. Boaz Fleisher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Uzziah Semel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zakariyah's goalkeeper Achimelekh Reshef, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Boaz Fleisher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Uzziah Semel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zack Noach struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Uzziah Semel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zakariyah. After having played for 84 minutes, Azazyahu Roberts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savyon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Azazyahu Roberts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th minute, Reu Hamdani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 minutes of play, Savyon's Azazyahu Roberts made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Achimelekh Reshef was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 97th minute, Zakariyah's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Azazyahu Roberts fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The Savyon players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Zakariyah from taking control. The game ends in a draw.