League

Hamaginim Arena
Spectators: 10864 (Terracing: 8149, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 216) SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Negev Hershtog in the 6th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Negev Hershtog in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Fernandes saved SC Hamaginim from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, Negev Hershtog had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vítor Fernandes. SC Hamaginim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Negev Hershtog was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. SC Hamaginim made a substitution. Davey Lerrer replaced Shoshan Tsemach. With a little luck, Neve Lihi's Erel Serour got control of the ball when Louison Cheret tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yonathan Baner in the 19th minute of play forced SC Hamaginim's goalkeeper Vítor Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Neve Lihi from getting a goal against them. Vítor Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Negev Hershtog in the 23rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SC Hamaginim's Shani Bassevi got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Hamaginim's zone, Abell Jessel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vítor Fernandes came out of the goal and Abell Jessel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the game, Gershon Broitman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neve Lihi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Hamaginim the free kick. After 34 played minutes Neve Lihi got a freekick which was hit by Gershon Broitman. 35 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goal looked a bit too open when Shani Bassevi came free, but Erel Serour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Zara in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Lièvre in the 43rd minute of play forced Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Shani Bassevi fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Hamaginim's protests and gave Shani Bassevi a yellow card for diving instead. Vítor Fernandes had in the 47thth minute some difficulties stopping Abell Jessel's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Vítor Fernandes came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Neve Lihi's Abell Jessel. But to his dismay, Abell Jessel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dacian Panescu was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Neve Lihi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gershon Broitman to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute of the match, Negev Hershtog tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vítor Fernandes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Negev Hershtog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With 65 minutes on the clock, Gershon Broitman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 68th minute of the match SC Hamaginim got a corner. Neve Lihi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shani Bassevi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vítor Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erel Serour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dacian Panescu in the 75th minute of the match. Yonathan Baner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Fernandes having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, SC Hamaginim's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Lucas came free, but Vítor Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, SC Hamaginim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adil Lièvre to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Emmanuel Bunzl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Neve Lihi 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.