Official Cup

HAYATIM ARENA
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Çakabey Çağlar started the match with the kick off. Rafael Lucas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uriel Zara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Murathan Şemsifer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yonathan Baner scored 0-2 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Murathan Şemsifer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Gershon Broitman fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Neve Lihi's protests and gave Gershon Broitman a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Uriel Zara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neve Lihi's supporters rose to their feet, but Uriel Zara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murathan Şemsifer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Murathan Şemsifer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avisar Tchuva in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Uriel Zara made a precise shot to the right of Murathan Şemsifer. Birtanem FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Negev Hershtog blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Murathan Şemsifer having to make a save. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Negev Hershtog sped through Birtanem FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Murathan Şemsifer. Murathan Şemsifer came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Neve Lihi's Uriel Zara. But to his dismay, Uriel Zara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birtanem FC's goalkeeper Murathan Şemsifer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Birtanem FC's Murathan Şemsifer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Negev Hershtog in the 39th minute of play. Murathan Şemsifer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Negev Hershtog, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Zara in the 44th minute of play forced Birtanem FC's goalkeeper Murathan Şemsifer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rafael Avadon fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Neve Lihi's protests and gave Rafael Avadon a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Neve Lihi getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rafael Avadon hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Negev Hershtog stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Negev Hershtogs short, quick shot in the 50thth minute got Murathan Şemsifer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Birtanem FC's Murathan Şemsifer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avisar Tchuva in the 52nd minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, Neve Lihi's Negev Hershtog made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Murathan Şemsifer was left in no man's land by his defense there! 61 minutes into the game, Neve Lihi's Negev Hershtog nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Murathan Şemsifer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Negev Hershtogs short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Murathan Şemsifer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute, Neve Lihi's Yonathan Baner ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Murathan Şemsifer. Murathan Şemsifer yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. The crowd rose to their feet as Yonathan Baner kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Murathan Şemsifer. That made the score 0-9 in the 72 minute of play. After 75 minutes, Orçun Azer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birtanem FC and the Neve Lihi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th minute, Orçun Azer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murathan Şemsifer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avisar Tchuva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Uriel Zara reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Murathan Şemsifer. The goal made the score 0-10. If Rafael Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 minutes, Kenan Karaman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birtanem FC and the Neve Lihi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Negev Hershtog in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Murathan Şemsifer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Neve Lihi's Negev Hershtog in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Birtanem FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Kenan Karaman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. The supporters of Neve Lihi booed when Birtanem FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenan Karaman didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Neve Lihi could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Birtanem FC throughout the match.