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JLM Zunni Club
Spectators: 10981 (Terracing: 8237, Seating: 2525, VIP seats: 219) Magen David's Marcus-Vinícius Berg 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. F.C. Golasso's Wen Han Xi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save F.C. Golasso from getting a goal against them. Wen Han Xi made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Marcus-Vinícius Berg sent off a good shot on target. Marcus-Vinícius Berg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Wen Han Xi made a huge save. After some careless play in the Magen David defense, Francisco Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aki Pego. The Magen David fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aki Pego should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcus-Vinícius Berg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wen Han Xi. That made the score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. Aki Pego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Magen David's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Cruz came free, but Aki Pego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, F.C. Golasso's Wen Han Xi got control of the ball when Marcus-Vinícius Berg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Marcus-Vinícius Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magen David's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus-Vinícius Berg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wen Han Xi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, Alvah Buck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F.C. Golasso's Wen Han Xi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. Golasso from getting a goal against them. Ernesto Jorrin kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, F.C. Golasso's goalkeeper Wen Han Xi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus-Vinícius Berg. Magen David's Marcus-Vinícius Berg got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Marcus-Vinícius Berg could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Wen Han Xi however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcus-Vinícius Berg got free with Wen Han Xi in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wen Han Xi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Francisco Cruz made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Magen David getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Dekel Glas hit a great ball. F.C. Golasso's Luca Popeangă was substituted for Alvah Buck. After some careless play in the F.C. Golasso defense, Jedaiah Sakhai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wen Han Xi. The F.C. Golasso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wen Han Xi should have stopped the shot. When Jedaiah Sakhai came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Magen David 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 Jedaiah Sakhai couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the game, Eitan Lahat threw the ball into play from the sideline. Magen David's Ferruccio Brunelli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 72ndth minute of the game Jedaiah Sakhai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. Golasso's Wen Han Xi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute Jedaiah Sakhai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wen Han Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jedaiah Sakhai took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wen Han Xi. Wen Han Xi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Magen David's Jedaiah Sakhai got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wen Han Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedaiah Sakhai in the 89th minute of the match. Aki Pego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Datiel Ariel, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Jedaiah Sakhai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wen Han Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wen Han Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedaiah Sakhai in the 94th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jedaiah Sakhai in the 95th minute of play forced F.C. Golasso's goalkeeper Wen Han Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magen David were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.C. Golasso for a fine match.