League

Mashrafiyyah Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tamir Golani made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Platense Jerusalem's zone, Tamir Golani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gani Minyan came out of the goal and Tamir Golani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, Yuval Hadad 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. When Jack Pincko fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barrilete Cosmico FC's protests and gave Jack Pincko a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Barrilete Cosmico FC got a freekick which was hit by Jack Pincko. Barak Beit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Zack Liechtenstein made a huge save. Gani Minyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izik Baal Sulam in the 15th minute of play. Zack Liechtenstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuval Hadad in the 17th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Tamir Golani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrilete Cosmico FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tamir Golani 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 24th minute, Tamir Golani made a precise shot to the right of Gani Minyan. Platense Jerusalem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Platense Jerusalem getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Darin Rechaviah hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Ethan Tichon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gani Minyan skillfully saved the ball. Zack Liechtenstein made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Barak Beit sent off a good shot on target. Yuval Hadad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zack Liechtenstein having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, Yuval Hadad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Platense Jerusalem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuval Hadad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Yuval Hadad came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Platense Jerusalem 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 Yuval Hadad couldn't finish the play. 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.

If Tamir Golani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gani Minyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tamir Golani in the 65th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Barrilete Cosmico FC's goal looked a bit too open when Barak Beit came free, but Zack Liechtenstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barak Beit scored 1-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zack Liechtenstein, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Barrilete Cosmico FC's Sagiv Habe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gani Minyan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 80th match minute, Platense Jerusalem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darin Rechaviah to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Gazith charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Gazith the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Barrilete Cosmico FC booed when Platense Jerusalem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Gazith didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tamir Golani came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Barrilete Cosmico FC 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 Tamir Golani couldn't finish the play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.