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Mashrafiyyah Arena
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) After 9 minutes, Haggai Or-Zion mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elyakhin and the Platense Jerusalem players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 9 played minutes Elyakhin got a freekick which was hit by Haggai Or-Zion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eli Bar Hen in the 13th minute of play forced Platense Jerusalem's goalkeeper Gani Minyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barak Beit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Dave Gortlev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elyakhin's Dave Gortlev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Gazith in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuval Hadad in the 29th minute of play forced Elyakhin's goalkeeper Dave Gortlev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th match minute, Elyakhin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eli Bar Hen to maneuver through the defense. Barak Beit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Dave Gortlev made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuval Hadad in the 33rd minute of play forced Elyakhin's goalkeeper Dave Gortlev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Elyakhin booed when Platense Jerusalem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Azariya Wiser didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute Yuval Hadad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Gortlev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eli Bar Hen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eli Bar Hen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gani Minyan having to interfere. Gani Minyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eli Bar Hen in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Eli Bar Hen made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Eli Bar Hen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute, Azariya Wiser 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. Yuval Hadad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 54 minutes into the match, Barak Beit had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dave Gortlev. Elyakhin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Barak Beit was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 59 minutes into the game, Eli Bar Hen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gani Minyan. Eli Bar Hen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. If Barak Beit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toar Tajo's late challenge caught a Platense Jerusalem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toar Tajo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Elyakhin getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Toar Tajo hit a great ball. After 76 played minutes Elyakhin got a freekick which was hit by Eli Bar Hen. When Azariya Wiser fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Platense Jerusalem's protests and gave Azariya Wiser a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th match minute, Platense Jerusalem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azariya Wiser to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Barak Beit notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Elyakhin's Dave Gortlev. Dave Gortlev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 83 minutes into the game, Yuval Hadad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dave Gortlev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yuval Hadad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Dave Gortlev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Platense Jerusalem's Barak Beit sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dave Gortlev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuval Hadad in the 92nd minute of play forced Elyakhin's goalkeeper Dave Gortlev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barak Beit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Platense Jerusalem fans cheered their team off the field, for while Elyakhin had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.