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Zakariyah Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jericho Nefrin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Esav Alfred received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Achimelekh Reshef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Darin Bissou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Achimelekh Reshef was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hageshamah's Nachum Carmel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jericho Nefrin in the 11th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boaz Fleisher got free with Nachum Carmel in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Esav Alfred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darin Bissou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Carmel Tishbi fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hageshamah's protests and gave Carmel Tishbi a yellow card for diving instead. Zakariyah's Ariyahu Betech couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 28th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hageshamah. Nachum Carmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jericho Nefrin in the 30th minute of the match. Jericho Nefrin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yam Ekron kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Nachum Carmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jericho Nefrin in the 35th minute of the match. Esav Alfred kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Zakariyah's goal looked a bit too open when Darin Bissou came free, but Achimelekh Reshef reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esav Alfred fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achimelekh Reshef having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Esav Alfred's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Achimelekh Reshef skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 55th minute, Morel Farberman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hageshamah's Esav Alfred got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Darin Bissou took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Achimelekh Reshef to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Darin Bissou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Achimelekh Reshef was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Esav Alfred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Achimelekh Reshef made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yam Ekron in the 70th minute of play. Reu Hamdani charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reu Hamdani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Darin Bissou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darin Bissou in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Achimelekh Reshef saved Zakariyah from getting behind. 82 minutes into the match, Ben-Ami Hassira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Achimelekh Reshef. Zakariyah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ben-Ami Hassira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ben-Ami Hassira during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hageshamah getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ben-Ami Hassira hit a great ball. Nachum Carmel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boaz Fleisher's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. With a little luck, Zakariyah's Achimelekh Reshef got control of the ball when Esav Alfred tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90thth minute of the game Boaz Fleisher who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hageshamah's Nachum Carmel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Boaz Fleisher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Jericho Nefrin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nachum Carmel. Hageshamah's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jericho Nefrin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The Zakariyah fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hageshamah were clearly better and deserved to take the win.