League

Birmingham Selly Oak
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Meteb Al Shemali got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Ayman Al Shati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, Sultan Al Sayer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Braunton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birmingham Selly Oak the free kick. Sultan Al Sayer hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Firas Taqi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yahya Dehrab in the 13th minute. Firas Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Birmingham Selly Oak's zone, Mosa Al Shati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moath Al Bloshi came out of the goal and Mosa Al Shati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Firas Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban in the 18th minute of play. Yahya Dehrab could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Firas Taqi made a huge save. Firas Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 31 played minutes Ameen Al Harban rounded Braunton's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Firas Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Moath Al Bloshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mosa Al Shati in the 40th minute of play. Mosa Al Shati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ameen Al Harban made a kick off. Moath Al Bloshi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mosa Al Shati in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Birmingham Selly Oak getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Mosaed Shabakhoh hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Birmingham Selly Oak's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Meteb Al Shemali fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ameen Al Harban in the 59th minute of play forced Braunton's goalkeeper Firas Taqi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, Birmingham Selly Oak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ghanim Al Hindi to maneuver through the defense. If Abdul Rahman Al Harban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mosa Al Shati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Moath Al Bloshi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Braunton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mosa Al Shati to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Mosaed Shabakhoh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Selly Oak's supporters rose to their feet, but Mosaed Shabakhoh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Firas Taqi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mosa Al Shati came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Moath Al Bloshi could save by the left post. After 85 played minutes Birmingham Selly Oak got a freekick which was hit by Ghanim Al Hindi. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Moath Al Bloshi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Firas Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban in the 88th minute of play. Firas Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Mosaed Shabakhoh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Selly Oak's supporters rose to their feet, but Mosaed Shabakhoh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Firas Taqi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th match minute, Birmingham Selly Oak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mosaed Shabakhoh to maneuver through the defense. Moath Al Bloshi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mosa Al Shati in the 95th minute. After 98 minutes of play, Birmingham Selly Oak's Ameen Al Harban made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Firas Taqi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Birmingham Selly Oak players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.