| 30.04.1997 | Ramat Gan | National Stadium | 25 000 |
|
Israel | 2:0 (1:0) | Cyprus | |
| [1] Refael Cohen, [2] Alon Harazi, [3] Moshe Glam, [4] Alon Hazan, [5] Amir Shelah, [6] Arik Benado, [7] Tal Banin, [8] Alon Mizrahi, [9] Eyal Berkovic, [10] Itzhak Zohar, [11] Eliahu Ohana | [1] Nicos Panayiotou, [2] Georgios Theodotou, [3] Charalambos Pittas, [4] Angelos Misos, [5] Marios Charalambous, [6] Neophitos Larkou, [7] Nicos Timotheou, [8] Soros Yiannaki, [9] Sinisa Gogic, [10] Constantinos Malekkos, [11] Nicodemos Papavasiliou |
| Coach:Sharf Shlomo | Papadopoulos Stavros |
| Scorers:3' Eliahu Ohana, 72' Eliahu Ohana | |
| Substitutions:84' in [14] Yaish Zand out Alon Mizrahi, 86' in [15] Reuven Attar out Itzhak Zohar |
46' in [18] Ioannis Ioannou out Neophitos Larkou, 46' in [14] Ioannis Okkas out Constantinos Malekkos, 86' in [12] Panayiotis Engomitis out Nicodemos Papavasiliou |
| Cautions:25' Tal Banin, 64' Amir Shelah | 61' Sinisa Gogic |
| Expulsions: | |
| Referee:Melnichuk Vasily (UKR) Fourth Official:Tatoulian Sergyei (UKR) |
Assistant referee:Oleinik Anatoly (UKR), Zvyagintsev Vitaliy (UKR) |
