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Mesillot Stadium
Spectators: 9245 (Terracing: 6935, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yaron Claman kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaron Claman in the 3rd minute of play forced Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Dedê Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soma Csapó stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Prodromos Varelopoulos's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaron Claman in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedê Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaron Claman in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedê Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Yaron Claman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dedê Hermes was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. When Darin Day fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC ASHKELON's protests and gave Darin Day a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, Darin Day hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avinoach Lara hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaron Claman in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedê Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute, Prodromos Varelopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Soma Csapó was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 27th minute Jacob Rivlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedê Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaron Claman in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedê Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Yaron Claman put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dedê Hermes. During the 40th minute of the match Darin Day completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Darin Day a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Maccabi Netanya booed when SC ASHKELON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darin Day didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Meir Israel managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC ASHKELON's supporters rose to their feet, but Meir Israel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dedê Hermes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th minute, Gu Jing Zhen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SC ASHKELON getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Meir Israel hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meir Israel in the 46th minute of play forced Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Dedê Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Prodromos Varelopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Avinoach Yosefi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Dedê Hermes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dedê Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meir Israel, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Genadi Rod was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maccabi Netanya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC ASHKELON the free kick. 57 minutes into the game, one of Maccabi Netanya:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for SC ASHKELON. Avinoach Yosefi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dedê Hermes. 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prodromos Varelopoulos in the 62nd minute of play forced SC ASHKELON's goalkeeper Soma Csapó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC ASHKELON's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikola Vlašić was slow to take the kick. During this time Maccabi Netanya's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Cristian-Gustavo Ronaldinho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Soma Csapó quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 65th minute Meir Israel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedê Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th match minute, SC ASHKELON was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meir Israel to maneuver through the defense. Soma Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orel Ort in the 71st minute of the match. SC ASHKELON's Soma Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prodromos Varelopoulos in the 71st minute of play. SC ASHKELON's Soma Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orel Ort in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 78 minutes, Gu Jing Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maccabi Netanya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gu Jing Zhen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maccabi Netanya's Uriah Hildesheimer was substituted for Cristian-Gustavo Ronaldinho. If Orel Ort had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SC ASHKELON's Ari Ben-Zion got a free kick in the 85th minute. Uriah Hildesheimer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 91 minutes of play, Maccabi Netanya's Uriah Hildesheimer made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Soma Csapó was left in no man's land by his defense there! SC ASHKELON's Soma Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriah Hildesheimer in the 98th minute of play. There was no doubt that Maccabi Netanya were the better team. Maccabi Netanya's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.