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Nazerat
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matei Sagron got the match started through his kick off. Gideon Dangott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nurya Rabin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes of play, SC Herseliya's Alvon King made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nurya Rabin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gideon Dangott in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nurya Rabin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to SC Herseliya getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Shir Pohr hit a great ball. In the 24thth minute of the game Alvon King who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Nazerat's Nurya Rabin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 25th play minutes Gideon Dangott shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Nurya Rabin and just under the crossbar into goal. 27 minutes into the game, Akim Ben-Haim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Nazerat's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Herseliya the free kick. SC Herseliya's Shir Pohr got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to FC Nazerat getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Akim Ben-Haim hit a great ball. SC Herseliya's Yadav Hart couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Nazerat. Dvir Manuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in SC Herseliya's zone, Dvir Manuel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amiad Soloveitchik came out of the goal and Dvir Manuel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Matei Sagron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gideon Dangott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nurya Rabin having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvon King to make the kick off. Gideon Dangott in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nurya Rabin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nurya Rabin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gideon Dangott in the 53rd minute. If Matei Sagron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Alvon King shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nurya Rabin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dvir Manuel in the 59th minute of play forced SC Herseliya's goalkeeper Amiad Soloveitchik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gideon Dangott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shir Pohr during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Herseliya getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Shir Pohr hit a great ball. Amiad Soloveitchik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Sagron in the 64th minute of the match. Nurya Rabin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvon King in the 67th minute of play. FC Nazerat's Nurya Rabin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Nazerat from getting a goal against them. Nate Feldman hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Alvon King fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nurya Rabin having to interfere. Gideon Dangott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, FC Nazerat's goalkeeper Nurya Rabin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gideon Dangott. Akim Ben-Haim kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nazerat's zone, Gideon Dangott stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nurya Rabin came out of the goal and Gideon Dangott tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the game, Jericho Rahiti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Herseliya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Nazerat the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Herseliya's Jericho Rahiti got a free kick in the 85th minute. Nurya Rabin made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Gideon Dangott sent off a good shot on target. The SC Herseliya players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.