National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) U21 Israel's Zahir Amsterdam 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. Tamir Gavri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Korneliusz Dyczkowski's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Shaul Melekh hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. U21 Poland were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after U21 Israel's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Krystian Bielik took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Napoleon Pryla got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tamir Gavri quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to U21 Israel getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Menahem-Mendel Domtov hit a great ball. Wincenty Kaider made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zahir Amsterdam in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Krystian Bielik hit a great ball. Tamir Gavri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Novi Dzik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wincenty Kaider stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Judd Bendor's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Piotr Kaczorowski hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Menahem-Mendel Domtov made in the 38th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Poland's Stefan Wojtowicz. In the 42nd minute, Korneliusz Dyczkowski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Napoleon Pryla kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Gadi Yamin struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Wincenty Kaider didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Israel. A collision led to U21 Israel getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Gili Zackri hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Korneliusz Dyczkowski to strike the kick off in the second half. Wincenty Kaider took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahir Amsterdam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manny Erlich made in the 53rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Judd Bendor immediately put the ball in play. Gili Zackri kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Israel's Gili Zackri got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Korneliusz Dyczkowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tamir Gavri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 61st minute, Zahir Amsterdam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Israel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Zahir Amsterdam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Menahem-Mendel Domtov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tamir Gavri made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Novi Dzik sent off a good shot on target. Krystian Bielik kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. U21 Israel made a substitution. Zeke Gurevich replaced Judd Bendor. The supporters of U21 Israel booed when U21 Poland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krystian Bielik didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Gadi Yamin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wincenty Kaider showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Manny Erlich in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Poland's Edmund Maziarski. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shaul Melekh during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, Shaul Melekh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iwan Bronicki succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 81st playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gili Grot in the 84th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Wincenty Kaider to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Zeke Gurevich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincenty Kaider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the U21 Poland defense, Tuvia Ziss kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wincenty Kaider. The U21 Poland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wincenty Kaider should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Iwan Bronicki came free, but Tamir Gavri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Iwan Bronicki got a free kick in the 95th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.