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Ashquelon Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jericho Reshef started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute, Alvah Fridkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nadav Gershman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jericho Reshef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the game, Patrick Tamir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelsea Citadelica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ashquelon the free kick. After 13 played minutes Chelsea Citadelica got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Tamir. Nadav Gershman acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 14th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Shefer Gamber. In the 16th minute, Yarom Qanai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Ashquelon's Shefer Gamber shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nadav Gershman but with some difficulty. In the 19th minute, Alvah Fridkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Ranon Imroth took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Nadav Gershman to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Chelsea Citadelica's Patrick Tamir got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Lot Rosenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naftaly Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naftaly Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lot Rosenfeld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duby Luzon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Nadav Gershman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duby Luzon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Nadav Gershman made a huge save. Nadav Gershman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jericho Reshef in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match, Ranon Imroth got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nadav Gershman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 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.

The wind increased when Lot Rosenfeld made the kick off in the second half. Jericho Reshef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadav Gershman having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Alvah Fridkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rdth minute of the game Jericho Reshef who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelsea Citadelica's Nadav Gershman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Chelsea Citadelica's goal looked a bit too open when Duby Luzon came free, but Nadav Gershman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Tamir kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Chelsea Citadelica's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Klein came free, but Nadav Gershman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute of the game Shefer Gamber made a throw-in which Jericho Reshef played forward. Nadav Gershman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duby Luzon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nadav Gershman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ranon Imroth in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jericho Reshef in the 91st minute of play forced Chelsea Citadelica's goalkeeper Nadav Gershman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lot Rosenfeld came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Chelsea Citadelica 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 Lot Rosenfeld couldn't finish the play. Duby Luzon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Nadav Gershman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Ashquelon players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.