League

Acre Stadium
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felix Gefen started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Acre's Schmuel Belkind got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Naftaly Horev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahalon Romm having to interfere. After having played for 16 minutes, Felix Gefen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grofit's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Gefen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nagid Levitski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Acre's zone, Felix Gefen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shallum Kabariti came out of the goal and Felix Gefen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Felix Gefen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nagid Levitski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shallum Kabariti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Gefen in the 34th minute of the match. FC Acre's Shallum Kabariti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nagid Levitski in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Zeelon Tuviah suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 36 minutes into the game, Ruby Shiri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Acre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grofit the free kick. In the 37th match minute, FC Acre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruby Shiri to maneuver through the defense. Ruby Shiri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Yahalon Romm made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Naftaly Horev made the kick off in the second half. FC Acre's Naftaly Horev got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yahalon Romm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naftaly Horev in the 55th minute of the match. If Davey Bettelheim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yahalon Romm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Naftaly Horev's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. With 78 minutes on the clock, Efran Borokhov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Grofit fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! The referee gave FC Acre a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ilan Keinan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Grofit's Yahalon Romm. 1-1. FC Acre's Naftaly Horev managed to work through Grofit's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Naftaly Horev dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 95 minutes into the match, Grofit's Orel Froid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shallum Kabariti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.