Israel's national football team player, center, tackles a players from NCAA Division III Maranatha Baptist Bible College Crusaders from Wisconsin, USA, in the first international football game of Israel at the Baptist Village sport complex near Petah Tikva, Israel, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Without a tailgater or cheerleader in sight and on a baseball diamond serving as a field, a nascent national Israeli football team played its first international game Thursday in hopes of attracting more Israelis to the sport.