U18 World League

Hoseifa
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro Fortun got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes G.R. got a freekick which was hit by Efran Arnstein. A collision led to G.R. getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Yotam Tamir hit a great ball. Silvio Grabiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuval Laban in the 15th minute of the match. Nueva Lepra FC's Silvio Grabiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuval Laban in the 19th minute of play. Rozen Lipsky stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Jeraldo's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. A collision led to G.R. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Yuval Laban hit a great ball. Rozen Lipsky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Petrigai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Ciro Fortun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Ben-Ami Amran could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Silvio Grabiel however easily saved by the left post. 35 minutes into the match, Nueva Lepra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ben-Ami Amran came free, but Silvio Grabiel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Petrigai in the 38th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Rozen Lipsky to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nueva Lepra FC booed when G.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Ben Yochay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Jeraldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Rozen Lipsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvio Grabiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuval Laban in the 46th minute of play. G.R.'s Rozen Lipsky played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Fortun in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Jedd Dotan's late challenge caught a Nueva Lepra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jedd Dotan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jedd Dotan to maneuver through the defense. Silvio Grabiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben-Ami Amran, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Nueva Lepra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yuval Laban came free, but Silvio Grabiel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rozen Lipsky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Fortun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 78th minute of the match Yuval Laban completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Yuval Laban a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 79th match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuval Laban to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Nueva Lepra FC's Nestor Peruanton got a free kick in the 80th minute. Jeriel Milikowsky charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeriel Milikowsky the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Nueva Lepra FC booed when G.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeriel Milikowsky didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Fortun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Rozen Lipsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind G.R.'s goalkeeper Rozen Lipsky, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Ben-Ami Amran 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. Jedd Dotan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvio Grabiel having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nueva Lepra FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for G.R..