Friendly League

Horbury Lox Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hassan Al Homaithe started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hassan Al Homaithe in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Udi Lieberman saved Gunnerz from getting behind. Sadeq Al Azmi's late challenge caught a Gunnerz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sadeq Al Azmi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gunnerz booed when Horbury ACS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sadeq Al Azmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fahad Al Hammady scored 2-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Udi Lieberman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 19 minutes, Fahad Al Hammady managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Horbury ACS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fahad Al Hammady was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Masuod Al Fadhalah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Jacobs, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Udi Lieberman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hassan Al Homaithe showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 26 minute of play. Qais Al Fadhalah's late challenge caught a Gunnerz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qais Al Fadhalah helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Horbury ACS's Qais Al Fadhalah got a free kick in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Horbury ACS's zone, Peter Susskind stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Masuod Al Fadhalah came out of the goal and Peter Susskind tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gunnerz's Peter Susskind got a free kick in the 36th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Gunnerz's zone, Shaheen Al Azmi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Udi Lieberman came out of the goal and Shaheen Al Azmi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Horbury ACS's zone, Felix Jacobs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Masuod Al Fadhalah came out of the goal and Felix Jacobs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Horbury ACS's goalkeeper Masuod Al Fadhalah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felix Jacobs to strike the kick off in the second half. Udi Lieberman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hassan Al Homaithe in the 52nd minute of play. Udi Lieberman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monther Al Mehana in the 55th minute of the match. Hassan Al Homaithe took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Udi Lieberman. Udi Lieberman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Barnabe Kael kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Hassan Al Homaithe took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Udi Lieberman. Udi Lieberman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Hassan Al Homaithe kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Monther Al Mehana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Horbury ACS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 80 minutes into the match, Hassan Al Homaithe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Udi Lieberman. Gunnerz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hassan Al Homaithe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. When Qais Al Fadhalah was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes had been played. A collision led to Horbury ACS getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Qais Al Fadhalah hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Felix Jacobs kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Masuod Al Fadhalah. That made the score 7-1 in the 88 minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Horbury ACS had played much better football throughout.