League

block heads arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lior Shushan took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes gojo2 got a freekick which was hit by Ronel Rigler. When Ronen Gviram fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored gojo2's protests and gave Ronen Gviram a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, gojo2's Ronen Gviram got a free kick in the 8th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Igal Koren could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Evron Sandler however easily saved by the left post. Akim Blatman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Baqa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asarel Hammer to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Baqa's Iago Buyum sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joy Coppersmith narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joy Coppersmith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iago Buyum in the 25th minute of the match. Lior Shushan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lior Shushan in the 31st minute of play forced gojo2's goalkeeper Joy Coppersmith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netzach Baker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lior Shushan in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joy Coppersmith prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in gojo2's zone, Lior Shushan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joy Coppersmith came out of the goal and Lior Shushan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Perry Shochat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. gojo2's Joy Coppersmith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lior Shushan in the 48th minute of play.

After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Lior Shushan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Baqa's supporters rose to their feet, but Lior Shushan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joy Coppersmith breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 57 played minutes gojo2 got a freekick which was hit by Igal Koren. Evron Sandler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akim Blatman in the 61st minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Akim Blatman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evron Sandler. Baqa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akim Blatman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Baqa's Elias Raufman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 70th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Joy Coppersmith but with some difficulty. Lior Shushan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, Ben-Yishai Berdugo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joy Coppersmith, 2-1. In the 81st minute, Akim Blatman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The gojo2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Baqa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.