League

Halifax
Spectators: 6814 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 0) Aesem Bo Resley started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Halifax getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Sameer Al Dekhel hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Halifax's goal looked a bit too open when Sanad Al Youha came free, but Aqel Al Motar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sameer Al Dekhel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sameer Al Dekhel came free with the goalkeeper in the 12th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Shaker Al Mahmed could save by the left post. If Sanad Al Youha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aesem Bo Resley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sameer Al Dekhel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaker Al Mahmed having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Carlsberg FC's Mansour Al Ali got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After having played for 26 minutes, Aesem Bo Resley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Halifax's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aesem Bo Resley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sanad Al Youha in the 31st minute of play forced Halifax's goalkeeper Aqel Al Motar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sameer Al Dekhel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Shaker Al Mahmed firmly grabbed it by the left post. Shaker Al Mahmed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aesem Bo Resley in the 37th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Aesem Bo Resley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaker Al Mahmed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Halifax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sameer Al Dekhel to maneuver through the defense. Sameer Al Dekhel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sanad Al Youha made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Halifax's goal looked a bit too open when Sanad Al Youha came free, but Aqel Al Motar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Carlsberg FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aesem Bo Resley came free, but Shaker Al Mahmed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shaker Al Mahmed stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sameer Al Dekhel's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, Halifax's Aqel Al Motar got control of the ball when Motlaq Bo Abbas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sanad Al Youha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sanad Al Youha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sameer Al Dekhel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, Sameer Al Dekhel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 95 minutes, Jawad Al Besher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carlsberg FC and the Halifax players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Halifax booed when Carlsberg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jawad Al Besher didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Carlsberg FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.