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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Yichya Zaguri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claude Ungerer having to interfere. Marco Zernicke in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Galon Kedushim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Agron Levinson's late challenge caught a U21 Germany's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agron Levinson helped the player get up and apologised. Galon Kedushim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Zernicke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Galon Kedushim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Zernicke in the 17th minute of play. Galon Kedushim had great luck who in the 17thth minute grab hold of the ball when Marco Zernicke from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Claude Ungerer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yichya Zaguri in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Zernicke came free, but Galon Kedushim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Zernicke had several of the U21 Israel's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Galon Kedushim as he didn't even see the shot coming. Barnabas Wuschech received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Galon Kedushim came out and tried to block the shot, but Barnabas Wuschech slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 35th minute. Galon Kedushim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barnabas Kaindl in the 38th minute. Galon Kedushim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Bullinger in the 40th minute of the match. After some careless play in the U21 Israel defense, Nils Bullinger kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Galon Kedushim. The U21 Israel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Galon Kedushim should have stopped the shot. Galon Kedushim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Zernicke in the 49th minute of the match. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Efgon made a kick off. Galon Kedushim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnabas Kaindl in the 54th minute of play. Galon Kedushim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnabas Wuschech, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. U21 Israel's Galon Kedushim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Zernicke in the 57th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vlad Berliner during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 61 played minutes U21 Israel got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Berliner. Yichya Zaguri kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Bullinger in the 65th minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Galon Kedushim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Zernicke came free, but Galon Kedushim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Germany's Claude Ungerer got control of the ball when Yichya Zaguri tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Efgon in the 75th minute of play forced U21 Germany's goalkeeper Claude Ungerer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Israel's goalkeeper Galon Kedushim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Galon Kedushim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Zernicke, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Israel's Vlad Berliner got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Barnabas Kaindl managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Barnabas Kaindl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Galon Kedushim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute, Jürgen Bayer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Galon Kedushim was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Zernicke in the 88th minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Galon Kedushim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Abram Efgon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claude Ungerer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Atir Tanhami almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Germany's Claude Ungerer did a great save. For all the effort they put into the match, the U21 Israel players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Germany.