Friendly League

Natzrat Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lipetsk's Evgeniy Stukalin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lipetsk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Noach Aschlag scored to the left of an out of position Stepan Sidorov, making the score, 1-0. Able Novitski kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Vitaliy Filimonov 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. 8 minutes into the match, Hapoel Natzrat's goal looked a bit too open when Leonid Prusakov came free, but Motta Alfandari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Sidorov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ehud Sulzberger in the 10th minute. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lipetsk's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bobby Tawill was slow to take the kick. During this time Hapoel Natzrat's players had a chance to rest. Hapoel Natzrat's Malach Merom was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stepan Sidorov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Lipetsk's Stepan Sidorov got control of the ball when Noach Aschlag tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Andrey Novosadov 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 supporters of Hapoel Natzrat booed when Lipetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikolay Babinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stepan Sidorov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ehud Sulzberger's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Stepan Sidorov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ehud Sulzberger in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Lipetsk getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Arseniy Shitov hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ehud Sulzberger was the one to do the kick off. The Hapoel Natzrat fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when Hapoel Natzrat's Noach Aschlag looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Hapoel Natzrat's Bobby Tawill got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Ehud Sulzberger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lipetsk's Stepan Sidorov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Vitaliy Filimonov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Motta Alfandari. Hapoel Natzrat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitaliy Filimonov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Hapoel Natzrat's Anan Benisti got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Lipetsk's Zinoviy Turov was substituted for Leonid Prusakov. The supporters of Lipetsk booed when Hapoel Natzrat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anan Benisti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Nikolay Babinov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match Bobby Tawill shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stepan Sidorov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Hapoel Natzrat booed when Lipetsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Novosadov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Lipetsk's goal looked a bit too open when Bobby Tawill came free, but Stepan Sidorov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hapoel Natzrat's Ehud Sulzberger got a free kick in the 87th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hapoel Natzrat fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lipetsk had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.