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Hamaginim Arena
Spectators: 10829 (Terracing: 8123, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maarek Grattepanche took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maarek Grattepanche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Jedaiah Sakhai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vítor Fernandes was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to Magen David getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Maarek Grattepanche hit a great ball. Aki Pego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dacian Panescu in the 8th minute of play. Vítor Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maarek Grattepanche in the 9th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Magen David got a freekick which was hit by Maarek Grattepanche. After 14 minutes, Jedaiah Sakhai made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Maarek Grattepanche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Fernandes having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Magen David's goal looked a bit too open when Yaakov Grossberg came free, but Aki Pego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Magen David's Aki Pego got control of the ball when Yaakov Grossberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aki Pego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dacian Panescu in the 33rd minute of play. Wout Wipp charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wout Wipp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Wout Wipp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maarek Grattepanche in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th minute Maarek Grattepanche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarek Grattepanche in the 38th minute of play forced SC Hamaginim's goalkeeper Vítor Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Magen David were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Dacian Panescu made the kick off in the second half. SC Hamaginim's Emmanuel Bunzl managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Giora Hamburg in the 52 minute of the game. The corner led Magen David's Ferruccio Brunelli to fire away a dangerous shot which Vítor Fernandes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The throw-in from Tsafrir Lichtenberg in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SC Hamaginim's Davey Lerrer. The throw-in from Tsafrir Lichtenberg in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SC Hamaginim's Virgo Van Dijk. 61 minutes into the game, Jedaiah Sakhai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Vítor Fernandes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Magen David made a substitution. Bastian Van der Sande replaced Boyde Bleazard. With a little luck, SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes got control of the ball when Jedaiah Sakhai tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, SC Hamaginim's Wout Wipp got a free kick in the 71st minute. Emmanuel Bunzl charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emmanuel Bunzl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SC Hamaginim getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Emmanuel Bunzl hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Jedaiah Sakhai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Fernandes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Jedaiah Sakhai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aki Pego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wout Wipp in the 77th minute of play. SC Hamaginim's Vítor Fernandes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save SC Hamaginim from getting a goal against them. Vítor Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achiezer Biterman in the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Magen David getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Honi Dobrowolski hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achiezer Biterman in the 87th minute of play forced SC Hamaginim's goalkeeper Vítor Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Magen David had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.