Official Cup

Drafi Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Negev Hershtog made the kick off which started today's match. Erel Serour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Yonathan Baner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neve Lihi's supporters rose to their feet, but Yonathan Baner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spyros Chatzakos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 12th minute of play. In the 15th minute Neve Lihi were awarded a corner. Abell Jessel went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 22nd minute Soulis Felegakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erel Serour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spyros Chatzakos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Negev Hershtog's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. When Neve Lihi's Negev Hershtog in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Drafi's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the game, Rafael Avadon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neve Lihi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Drafi the free kick. The supporters of Drafi booed when Neve Lihi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Avadon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Drafi got a corner. Neve Lihi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Carlos Fernando Abraão at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Neve Lihi. 1-0. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 39th minute of play. Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Erel Serour, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Elssen in the 40th minute of play forced Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Edgard Elssen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Erel Serour was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Drafi's Nektarios Bezas was substituted for Lambis Vrinios. 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 Lionel-Andrés Messi made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Neve Lihi's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Erel Serour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uriel Zara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, one of Neve Lihi:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Neve Lihi. In the 62nd minute, Soulis Felegakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erel Serour was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Erel Serour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Elssen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 76th minute of play forced Neve Lihi's goalkeeper Erel Serour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Edgard Elssen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Erel Serour was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Drafi's Jiang Bang Fan was substituted for Soulis Felegakis. Drafi's Kleon Sgouros was substituted for Carlos Fernando Abraão. Neve Lihi's Erel Serour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 81st minute of play. Erel Serour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Kolokithopoulos in the 88th minute of play. Shelah Azaria hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the game, Edgard Elssen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Erel Serour was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erel Serour was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Lionel-Andrés Messi put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Erel Serour. Avisar Tchuva's late challenge caught a Drafi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Avisar Tchuva helped the player get up and apologised. In the 100th match minute, Neve Lihi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avisar Tchuva to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Drafi were the better team. Drafi's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.