Carmel Newsreel II-207, July 28, 1956

The Israeli National Football Team Hosts the Soviet National Team

2 Minutes, 1956
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Directed by: Nathan Axelrod
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The Israeli national football team hosts the Soviet team in the Melbourne Olympic Qualifiers. A crowd of 60,000 people, including government ministers and public figures, fills Ramat Gan Stadium. The Russian captain shakes hands with the Israeli captain Itzhak Schneor and hands him a bouquet of flowers. The game opens, despite the injury of team goalkeeper Yaakov Hodorov, the Israeli team is able to stop the Russian attacks and the first half ends with 0:0. In the second half, the Russian team managed to score the Israeli goal, but nine minutes later Nahum Stelmach scores an equalizer and the crowd cheers enthusiastically. The game ends with a 2:1 score for the Soviet team.

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