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Yagur
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ebron Efgon took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Gil Horner had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zane Bar Am. SM44's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Horner was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Zane Bar Am made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gil Horner in the 13th minute. A hard shot by Betsalel Gyllenhaal from long distance, 17 minutes into the match, got Zane Bar Am's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Orel Massry kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Shimron Madar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doron Zackri was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After 23 played minutes SM44 got a freekick which was hit by Paul Fine. 24 minutes into the match, Yagur's Gurion Natanovich broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A hard shot 35 in the game by Gil Horner from a close distance when the talented Zane Bar Am managed to make a qualified save. SM44's players were relieved. Zane Bar Am took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ebron Efgon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ebron Efgon took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zane Bar Am. Zane Bar Am dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yoram Ackerstein to make the kick off. When Betsalel Gyllenhaal fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yagur's protests and gave Betsalel Gyllenhaal a yellow card for diving instead. Betsalel Gyllenhaal hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. If Shimron Madar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Yoram Ackerstein came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the SM44 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 Yoram Ackerstein couldn't finish the play. Shimron Madar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doron Zackri having to interfere. Zane Bar Am showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ebron Efgon, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd match minute, SM44 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Fine to maneuver through the defense. Zane Bar Am made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Horner in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Gurion Natanovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute of the match Silvain Amsili sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Doron Zackri skillfully saved the ball. 69 minutes into the match, SM44's goal looked a bit too open when Ebron Efgon came free, but Zane Bar Am reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yagur's Ebron Efgon got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shimron Madar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gil Horner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Zane Bar Am tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zane Bar Am made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ebron Efgon in the 84th minute of play. In the 87th minute Ebron Efgon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zane Bar Am saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zane Bar Am came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Yagur's Ebron Efgon. But to his dismay, Ebron Efgon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Yagur's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.