Macabee 3 - 4 MaccaBi (381167944)

7000 spectators had come to Tveria Stadium this cloudy day. Alaón Calera was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Justus Schwitter and James Haigh. Macabee had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Reznik - Raldugin, Yehezkel, Abuksis, Link - Eliav, Shazar, Shihrur, Green - Ben-Baruch, Qazwini.

MaccaBi tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Ochana - Bezza, Ben-Zion, Zimbalist, Zchut - Nizan, Haj-Rashid, Shpigler, Banin - Halevi, Kudri.

After 2 minutes, R. Raldugin came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Macabee the lead. Coming from the right, S. Shazar almost managed to score another goal for Macabee, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. The referee showed MaccaBi's D. Ben-Zion the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was showtime for artist O. Banin who showed off his technical mastery when he rounded M. Yehezkel and finished with a goal to make the score 1 - 1. With 28 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. H. Haj-Rashid put the ball away for 1 - 2. Macabee's M. Ben-Baruch almost tied things up with 32 minutes played after breaking through on the right, but his shot deflected off the post. 35 minutes into the game, R. Ochana had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Yaacov. O. Shpigler received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 38 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 1 - 3. The MaccaBi fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Confident in their lead, MaccaBi's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Macabee, with 58 percent of the ball.

49 minutes had been played and the home team was awarded a penalty. The guests' keeper dived the right way, but R. Raldugin was still able to reduce the score to 2 - 3. I. Green charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Macabee, but the shot went well wide of the goal. 66 minutes in, Macabee's M. Ben-Baruch received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Macabee's I. Green left the field after 70 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was B. Rashid. The Macabee captaincy was handed to S. Shazar. The cannonball from 35 metres by S. Shazar of Macabee was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. H. Haj-Rashid was, after 81 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper M. Reznik made the save. Macabee's S. Shazar put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 3 - 3 with 86 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. The terraces were silenced after 88 minutes when MaccaBi's O. Shpigler put the guests ahead 3 - 4, following an attack on the right. Possession in this half belonged to Macabee, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

Macabee's best player was S. Shazar. M. Reznik turned in a dismal performance, however. R. Kudri performed admirably for MaccaBi. On the other hand, L. Zimbalist's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 4.