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Menuha Arena
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yadid Carmoly got the match started through his kick off. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ashkelon Tigres's goalkeeper Ram Ostfeld, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Mendel Garfunkel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duby Gottlieb during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GUY FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Duby Gottlieb hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, Ashkelon Tigres's Yahalon Lupo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benoni Gershkovich narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 20 played minutes GUY FC got a freekick which was hit by Ben Flath. In the 23rd minute Yadid Carmoly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ram Ostfeld saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Ashkelon Tigres's goal looked a bit too open when Yadid Carmoly came free, but Ram Ostfeld reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Tomer Shemtov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GUY FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ashkelon Tigres the free kick. The supporters of Ashkelon Tigres booed when GUY FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomer Shemtov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 played minutes, Ashkelon Tigres's Able Hoss shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benoni Gershkovich came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ashkelon Tigres reached it. Benoni Gershkovich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nurya Ishay in the 31st minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Yahalon Lupo made a precise shot to the right of Benoni Gershkovich. GUY FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice moves Mendel Garfunkel could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Ram Ostfeld however easily saved by the left post. Yadid Carmoly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ram Ostfeld tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ram Beyer during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. GUY FC were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Ashkelon Tigres's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dishon Glazer took the corner. The corner ended in Duby Gottlieb almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ashkelon Tigres's Ram Ostfeld did a great save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Yadid Carmoly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurya Ishay in the 55th minute of play forced GUY FC's goalkeeper Benoni Gershkovich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yadid Carmoly might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ram Ostfeld. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yadid Carmoly ran back to his position shaking his head. Benoni Gershkovich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nurya Ishay, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Dishon Glazer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, GUY FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomer Shemtov to maneuver through the defense. Ashkelon Tigres's Nurya Ishay got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mendel Garfunkel in the 70th minute of play forced Ashkelon Tigres's goalkeeper Ram Ostfeld to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benoni Gershkovich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nurya Ishay, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A collision led to GUY FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Yadid Carmoly hit a great ball. A collision led to GUY FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Johan Goffer hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, GUY FC's Tomer Shemtov got a free kick in the 78th minute. Yahalon Lupo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geva Esther during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 81 played minutes GUY FC got a freekick which was hit by Geva Esther. Benoni Gershkovich was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yahalon Lupo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 85 minute of play. After a rather tough play, GUY FC's Rachmiel Mann got a free kick in the 89th minute. During the 94th minute of the match Tomer Shemtov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Tomer Shemtov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Tomer Shemtov hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The GUY FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ashkelon Tigres's performance. The match ended with a win for Ashkelon Tigres.