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Freidis
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Eliezer Beckerman made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Amiel Macabi sent off a good shot on target. Mendel Ben Harush received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Eliezer Beckerman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliezer Beckerman was a little too slow when Mendel Ben Harush got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Mendel Ben Harush managed to get in a good position for a shot. Freidis's supporters rose to their feet, but Mendel Ben Harush was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliezer Beckerman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Freidis's Amiel Macabi got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Telem Fimen came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FC Tira 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 Telem Fimen couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tira's zone, Mendel Ben Harush stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliezer Beckerman came out of the goal and Mendel Ben Harush tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Azarious Ron came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the FC Tira 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 Azarious Ron couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Freidis's zone, Telem Fimen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Deron Arzi came out of the goal and Telem Fimen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Telem Fimen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Deron Arzi was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Arlan Tomberg hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Azarious Ron had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Deron Arzi. Freidis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Azarious Ron was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Telem Fimen was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes Freidis got a freekick which was hit by Nachum Radia. Deron Arzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Telem Fimen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tira's zone, Mendel Ben Harush stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliezer Beckerman came out of the goal and Mendel Ben Harush tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mendel Ben Harush fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliezer Beckerman having to interfere. Eliezer Beckerman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mendel Ben Harush, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Jonah Pauker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, FC Tira's Telem Fimen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Deron Arzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute Amiel Macabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliezer Beckerman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Tira's Eliezer Beckerman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mendel Ben Harush in the 83rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tira's zone, Mendel Ben Harush stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliezer Beckerman came out of the goal and Mendel Ben Harush tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Freidis's Lotan Zamiri got a free kick in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mendel Ben Harush in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Tira's goalkeeper Eliezer Beckerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Azarious Ron struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Deron Arzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Tira. The FC Tira players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Freidis from taking control. The game ends in a draw.