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Scythopolis
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute Shimshon Delmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartholomew Balfur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ranon Finer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedaviah Sinai, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dekel Amishav got free with Bartholomew Balfur in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dekel Amishav had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cosecha 576's Nedaviah Sinai got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Cosecha 576 booed when FC Scythopolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telem Stoun didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cosecha 576 getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Iago Shpigel hit a great ball. FC Scythopolis's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lavan Zilka in the 26th minute. In the 29th match minute, FC Scythopolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abner Stone to maneuver through the defense. Nedaviah Sinai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ranon Finer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. When Nedaviah Sinai came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Cosecha 576 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 Nedaviah Sinai couldn't finish the play. FC Scythopolis's Ranon Finer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedaviah Sinai in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Nedaviah Sinai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cosecha 576's supporters rose to their feet, but Nedaviah Sinai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ranon Finer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nedaviah Sinai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shimshon Delmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nedaviah Sinai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Shimshon Delmer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Bartholomew Balfur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Scythopolis's zone, Nedaviah Sinai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ranon Finer came out of the goal and Nedaviah Sinai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 56 played minutes FC Scythopolis got a freekick which was hit by Ezekiel Kugel. In the 59th minute Cosecha 576 were awarded a corner. Shai Cedarbaum went to the cornerflag to take it. Shai Cedarbaum made a great header on Cosecha 576's corner, it was just that FC Scythopolis's Ranon Finer managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dekel Amishav in the 62nd minute of play forced Cosecha 576's goalkeeper Bartholomew Balfur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cosecha 576! In the 66th minute there was a penalty for FC Scythopolis. Lavan Zilka stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bartholomew Balfur. 1-0. After 69 played minutes Cosecha 576 got a freekick which was hit by Yechamiah Dayagi. Lavan Zilka missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 71 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Bartholomew Balfur right hand side. In the 76th minute, Telem Stoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shai Cedarbaum was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, FC Scythopolis's goal looked a bit too open when Anael Salzberg came free, but Ranon Finer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nedaviah Sinai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Cosecha 576 booed when FC Scythopolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telem Stoun didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Scythopolis fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Ranon Finer had in the 92ndth minute some difficulties stopping Shai Cedarbaum's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 92nd minute, Shai Cedarbaum made a precise shot to the right of Ranon Finer. FC Scythopolis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in FC Scythopolis's zone, Yedaiah Berenboim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ranon Finer came out of the goal and Yedaiah Berenboim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Scythopolis's Ranon Finer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 100th minute of the match, managed to save FC Scythopolis from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Cosecha 576 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.