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Revadim Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Biran Betsky started the match with the kick off. Harel Holtz hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Sergey Betsalel came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Daliyah 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 Sergey Betsalel couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Revadim's Aviram Crohn got a free kick in the 7th minute. Serafim Indibo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uriah Katzin having to interfere. Serafim Indibo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Uriah Katzin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Revadim getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Harel Holtz hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeriel Navarro during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jeriel Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Revadim's Uriah Katzin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Betsalel in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Serafim Indibo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Revadim's Uriah Katzin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Daliyah's zone, Biran Betsky stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oren Bardugo came out of the goal and Biran Betsky tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 38 minutes Revadim's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tzachy Oliel who took care of the corner kick. Daliyah's Tzachy Oliel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Uriah Katzin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Shimon Alcalay kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Sergey Betsalel struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Uriah Katzin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Daliyah. Uriah Katzin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Indibo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sergey Betsalel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Sergey Betsalel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Daliyah's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Betsalel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uriah Katzin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Revadim getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Harel Holtz hit a great ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Sergey Betsalel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Daliyah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergey Betsalel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sagiv Elishvili in the 76th minute of play forced Daliyah's goalkeeper Oren Bardugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gineton Shomron kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Sergey Betsalel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Daliyah's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Betsalel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uriah Katzin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Serafim Indibo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Uriah Katzin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Daliyah! When Sergey Betsalel came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Daliyah 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 Sergey Betsalel couldn't finish the play. Daliyah's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.