Official Cup

Lusail Stadium Doha
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Soltani Drid started the match with the kick off. 11 minutes into the match, Qatar Dust Kickers's Soltani Drid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Naike Abalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's John Abancens got a free kick in the 11th minute. Naike Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilles Tahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Fergani Dahleb's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Naike Abalos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. La Mandarina Mecánica's attentive John Abancens managed to snatch the ball when Maamar Soltani made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammed Matoub in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fergani Dahleb. When Qatar Dust Kickers's Fergani Dahleb in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Mandarina Mecánica's goalie prevented a goal. Naike Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fergani Dahleb in the 27th minute. Arnaldo Colas might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jussef Zemmamouche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arnaldo Colas ran back to his position shaking his head. Fergani Dahleb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Naike Abalos made a huge save. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammed Matoub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soltani Drid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naike Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fergani Dahleb in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 38th minute of play forced Qatar Dust Kickers's goalkeeper Jussef Zemmamouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Colas struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Jussef Zemmamouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Mandarina Mecánica. In the 42nd minute Arnaldo Colas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jussef Zemmamouche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Jussef Ghozali had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 46 minutes, Fjölnir Bergsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Mandarina Mecánica and the Qatar Dust Kickers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Qatar Dust Kickers made a substitution. Nasreddine Fellahi replaced Jussef Ghozali. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Fjölnir Bergsson got a free kick in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After a defensive mix-up in La Mandarina Mecánica's zone, Mohammed Matoub stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naike Abalos came out of the goal and Mohammed Matoub tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Tahar in the 52nd minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes Qatar Dust Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Gilles Tahar. In the 62nd minute, Abdelhamid Reda Madouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnaldo Colas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jussef Zemmamouche firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Andrzej Dziedziak got a free kick in the 67th minute. Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fergani Dahleb in the 68th minute of play. Jussef Zemmamouche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 72nd minute. After some careless play in the La Mandarina Mecánica defense, Fergani Dahleb kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naike Abalos. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naike Abalos should have stopped the shot. In the 75th minute, Maamar Soltani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnaldo Colas might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jussef Zemmamouche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arnaldo Colas ran back to his position shaking his head. Jussef Zemmamouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Gilles Tahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohammed Matoub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naike Abalos having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Qatar Dust Kickers fans cheered their team off the field, for while La Mandarina Mecánica had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.