במחצית השנייה ראינו פנדל ובעיטת קרן.

Hebrew often attaches short prepositions directly to the following word. Here ב־ means in or during.

So במחצית is basically ב + המחצית = in the half.
The ה definite article is absorbed into the form, so you do not see a separate ה written before the noun.

In other words, במחצית השנייה means in the second half, not just in a second half.

Because שנייה has to agree with מחצית.

In Hebrew, adjectives usually:

• come after the noun
• match the noun in gender
• match it in number
• match it in definiteness

מחצית is feminine singular, so the adjective must also be feminine singular: שנייה.
And because the phrase is definite, the adjective also gets ה־: השנייה.

So:

• מחצית שנייה = a second half
• המחצית השנייה / במחצית השנייה = the second half / in the second half

ראינו means we saw.

The ending ־נו marks first person plural in the past tense, so the subject we is already built into the verb. Because of that, Hebrew often leaves out the separate pronoun אנחנו.

So:

• ראינו = we saw
• אנחנו ראינו = we saw, but with extra emphasis or contrast

Hebrew has no indefinite article. There is no separate word for a/an.

That means a bare noun can often be understood as a:

• פנדל = a penalty
• בעיטת קרן = a corner kick

If the nouns were definite, Hebrew would use ה־:

• הפנדל = the penalty
• בעיטת הקרן = the corner kick

Because את is used before a definite direct object, not an indefinite one.

Here both objects are indefinite:

• פנדל = a penalty
• בעיטת קרן = a corner kick

So no את is needed.

Compare:

• ראינו פנדל = we saw a penalty
• ראינו את הפנדל = we saw the penalty

In Hebrew, the word for and is usually written as a prefix: ו־.

So:

• פנדל ובעיטת קרן = a penalty and a corner kick

This is very normal in Hebrew. Short function words like and, in, to, from, and sometimes the often attach directly to the next word instead of standing alone.

This is a construct chain (called סמיכות in Hebrew).

Literally, בעיטת קרן is something like a kick of corner, but in natural English it means a corner kick.

The first noun, בעיטה (kick), changes to the construct form בעיטת when it is linked to the next noun:

• בעיטה = a kick
• בעיטת קרן = a corner kick

A useful thing to know: in a construct chain, the first noun usually does not take ה־ directly. Definiteness is determined by the whole phrase, often through the second noun:

• בעיטת קרן = a corner kick
• בעיטת הקרן = the corner kick

Hebrew word order is fairly flexible, especially with time expressions.

Starting with במחצית השנייה sets the scene first: in the second half. That is very natural Hebrew.

You could also say something like:

• ראינו פנדל ובעיטת קרן במחצית השנייה

But the original version sounds very normal and often feels a bit smoother because it gives the time frame right away.

פנדל is a common sports loanword in Hebrew, especially in soccer contexts. It refers to a penalty or penalty kick.

It is generally treated as a masculine noun:

• פנדל = a penalty
• הפנדל = the penalty
• פנדלים = penalties

So even though it is not a native Hebrew root word, it behaves like an ordinary noun in the sentence.