balbalim 0 - 2 Orsha (381044892)

38098 spectators arrived at balbalim Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Joaquim Inácio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kåre Lindsetmo and Dan Tkáč. balbalim started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Branz - Shmilovich, Argov, Benayoun, Erkinjuntti - Ashkenazi, Padgett, Hamdan, Griffith - Kaleniecki, Apel.

Orsha decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Kis - Kolesnikov, Pagès, Szilágyi - Mashash, Makhlav, Ovdati, Gestido, Gamiz - Kazimierowski, Adelman.

balbalim had a chance to take the lead after J. Kaleniecki's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 8 minutes. Orsha had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 38 minutes in when R. Kazimierowski came up alone against A. Branz who managed a block. Orsha's R. Kazimierowski was shown a yellow card after 39 minutes for slicing down an opponent. balbalim's A. Branz went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Orsha, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Orsha's N. Makhlav got himself booked for a foul. The player down was E. Griffith. The balbalim bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. As the 68 minute mark approached, the balbalim coach decided it was time for a substitution. F. Apel reluctantly made way for A. McAlister on the pitch. O. Argov was handed the balbalim captain's armband. The guests almost went up by a goal after 72 minutes when Y. Ovdati came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. With the match clock at 78 minutes, balbalim modified their style of play a little bit. 80 minutes into the match, the balbalim manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. The coach of balbalim wanted to try to change things around after 82 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. The Orsha free kick 82 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Pagès, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 1! With 83 minutes played, Orsha's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to R. Kazimierowski he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Orsha, with 59 percent of the ball.

O. Argov performed admirably for balbalim. A. Branz was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Orsha player was without a doubt R. Kazimierowski. I. Kis turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 2.