League

Grofit
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) FC Dynamo Kyiv's Melchoir Margulian 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melchoir Margulian in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yahalon Romm saved Grofit from getting behind. After 9 played minutes FC Dynamo Kyiv got a freekick which was hit by Guy Kohavi. In the 10th minute, Zuri Kors sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Dynamo Kyiv's Arion Naveh didn't even have to move. After 16 played minutes Grofit got a freekick which was hit by Zeelon Tuviah. 17 minutes into the match, FC Dynamo Kyiv's Shimron Malach broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Mendel Tiferet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, FC Dynamo Kyiv's goalkeeper Arion Naveh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Gefen. After 24th play minutes Yaly Sitch shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Yahalon Romm and just under the crossbar into goal. A hard shot 27 in the game by Shalev Noyman from a close distance when the talented Arion Naveh managed to make a qualified save. FC Dynamo Kyiv's players were relieved. Efran Borokhov's late challenge caught a FC Dynamo Kyiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efran Borokhov helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Grofit:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Dynamo Kyiv:s goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shalev Noyman in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arion Naveh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, FC Dynamo Kyiv's Guy Kohavi got a free kick in the 38th minute. Felix Gefen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Arion Naveh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yahalon Romm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchoir Margulian, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After the first half FC Dynamo Kyiv were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

FC Dynamo Kyiv's Arion Naveh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Gefen in the 51st minute of play. 51 minutes into the match, Felix Gefen notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FC Dynamo Kyiv's Arion Naveh. Arion Naveh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guy Kohavi during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Grofit booed when FC Dynamo Kyiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guy Kohavi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, FC Dynamo Kyiv's Melchoir Margulian dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. With a little luck, Grofit's Yahalon Romm got control of the ball when Yaly Sitch tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Yaly Sitch came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the FC Dynamo Kyiv 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 Yaly Sitch couldn't finish the play. In the 79th match minute, Grofit was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezekiel Navarro to maneuver through the defense. After 80 minutes of play, FC Dynamo Kyiv's Yaly Sitch made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yahalon Romm was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yaly Sitch had several of the Grofit's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 86 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-5 score and a disappointed Yahalon Romm as he didn't even see the shot coming. If Shalev Noyman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaly Sitch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahalon Romm having to interfere.