Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fang Hao Jing made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, The Glorious FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Diogo de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirar Rashid in the 5th minute of play forced The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falah Waddah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pauli Pogba in the 6th minute. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Líbano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enzo Fernández was slow to take the kick. During this time The Glorious FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Enzo Fernández got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Falah Waddah quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Falah Waddah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivaldo Carioca in the 8th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Feliks Škarpa came free, but Falah Waddah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lotfi El Makhtoub came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Líbano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lotfi El Makhtoub couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute, Luiz Paulo Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, The Glorious FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Diogo de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Líbano's Falah Waddah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Líbano from getting a goal against them. Diogo de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akram Munahid, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lotfi El Makhtoub in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akram Munahid in the 29th minute of play forced The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammad Juwayn hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Enzo Fernández recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Akram Munahid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of The Glorious FC booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yousri Akram didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 40 minutes, Ibrahim Amar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Líbano and the The Glorious FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Ibrahim Amar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diogo de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirar Rashid, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 48th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dirar Rashid to make the kick off. Líbano's Falah Waddah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Líbano's goalkeeper Falah Waddah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute The Glorious FC were awarded a corner. Enzo Fernández went to the cornerflag to take it. Diogo de Souza made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Lotfi El Makhtoub sent off a good shot on target. Falah Waddah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, The Glorious FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Diogo de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes in the game, Dirar Rashid dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Diogo de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bashar Al Azra, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Pauli Pogba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Glorious FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pauli Pogba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirar Rashid in the 70th minute of the match. Líbano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bashar Al Azra in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute Dirar Rashid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falah Waddah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pauli Pogba, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 80 minutes into the match, The Glorious FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Diogo de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falah Waddah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo Carioca in the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of The Glorious FC booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibrahim Amar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rawan Sariyah kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Líbano's Falah Waddah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Velíšek in the 89th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Líbano's Diogo de Souza threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ali Miyaz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Líbano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bashar Al Azra in the 97th minute. The corner ended in Bashar Al Azra almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza did a great save. The Líbano supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Líbano would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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