ANGRY Young England players swarmed around Lancashire referee Jack Kelly in the Ramat Gan stadium here tonight after a fantastic penalty decision had finally ripped them apart in a desperate losing battle against the full Israel side.
Hanging on grimly as their strength was sapped in the heat that swept in from the surrounding desert, Young England crumbled during a drama-charged five minutes in the second half. They were a goal down and fighting for the equaliser when in the sixty-fifth minute centre forward Ray Pointer was sent hurtling to the ground at least a yard inside the penalty area. But Football League referee, Kelly, who was flown over especially for the game, turned down their pleas, to give a free-kick on the edge of the area.
   THE  CRUELLEST BLOW WAS TO COME.
Five minutes later centre half Brian Miller pulled down Israeli left winger Glazer. Again Kelly turned his back on his own countrymen to award a fantastic penalty decision that must rate as one of the worst I have seen. Skipper Maurice Setters led his players in bitter protests to Kelly and was then sent staggering by a punch from an Israeli player. Setters, calling on every ounce of self-control, brushed aside this attack, while his attacker was hauled away by teammates. But the damage had already been done and 'keeper Tony Macedo had no chance as centre forward Rafi Levy hit home the penalty kick.
   Again the England players argued with Kelly as they walked back to the centre.
Those shattering decisions had knocked the guts out of them. The rhythm and skill that had beaten Poland and East Germany earlier on this tour had gone. The Israelis piled it on to race to a 4—0 victory that ranks as the greatest sporting result in this young country's history. In a sweet, flowing first twenty minutes that produced great Soccer, three chances created by inside right Eastham and outside left Eddie Holliday, were tossed away and we never created such chances again. In the twenty-fourth minute Israeli centre forward Levy cannon-balled home a twenty yard goal that generated fantastic scenes of football fever.
   Hats, programmes, newspapers and even shirts were sent twirling into the air as Levy's shot rocketed into the net.
Israel tried to pull out outside right Shaye Glazer and bring on a substitute soon after this. But he refused to leave the field. After that penalty incident he hit tip form to Score Israel's third goal and lay on their fourth. In the seventy-fifth minute he volleyed in a right wing cross. Two minutes later his shot was beaten out by Macedo for inside left Mentzel to crack it back into the net. Yes, this was an unhappy finish to the tour for Young England. Things just did not go our way on this cast-iron pitch against players who have made fantastic improvement under the Hungarian coach Geiler Mandi..
   

The first visit of an International team from England to Tel Aviv resulted in a heavy defeat, yet the score could be considered flattering. Israel fielded her full International side. Played before 40,000 in a temperature approaching 90 degrees, England missed countless opportunities during the first half. To begin with England played well and Pointer at centre forward was unlucky in his attempts to score. On the wings Mannion and Holliday showed moments of brilliance and only Dobing appeared to be out of touch. But the turning point came when the English referee, J. Kelly, penalised Miller for a tackle on outside-right Glaser, Israel's goal were scored by Levy (2), Glaser, and Mentzel.