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Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Azniel Blanco started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, SC Mansi's Sergey Sasportas got a free kick in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Fierstein in the 4th minute of play forced SC Mansi's goalkeeper Benaya Damari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind הפועל ירושלים's goalkeeper Amitz Hirsh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emil Fierstein was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. הפועל ירושלים's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a defensive mix-up in SC Mansi's zone, Emil Fierstein stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benaya Damari came out of the goal and Emil Fierstein tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to SC Mansi getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Don Kakoun hit a great ball. A hard shot 26 in the game by Seth Kronenberg from a close distance when the talented Benaya Damari managed to make a qualified save. SC Mansi's players were relieved. Seth Kronenberg had several of the SC Mansi's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Benaya Damari as he didn't even see the shot coming. הפועל ירושלים's Avinadav Kolai couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 34th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Mansi. Vardimon Dinor kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to הפועל ירושלים getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Vardimon Dinor hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, הפועל ירושלים's goal looked a bit too open when Azniel Blanco came free, but Amitz Hirsh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

After 53 played minutes SC Mansi got a freekick which was hit by Don Kakoun. Emil Fierstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Benaya Damari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Seth Kronenberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benaya Damari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Seth Kronenberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Benaya Damari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Fierstein in the 62nd minute of the match. After 65 played minutes SC Mansi got a freekick which was hit by Don Kakoun. After a defensive mix-up in הפועל ירושלים's zone, Gonen Amittay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amitz Hirsh came out of the goal and Gonen Amittay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emil Fierstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Benaya Damari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, הפועל ירושלים's Emil Fierstein got a free kick in the 85th minute. הפועל ירושלים's Seth Kronenberg got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Seth Kronenberg notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of SC Mansi's Benaya Damari. Benaya Damari was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Azniel Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Amitz Hirsh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. הפועל ירושלים had played much better football throughout.