Friendly League

Fan Cup Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abbas Ashkanani started the match with the kick off. Hani Al Mothaf kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Erubiel Bilintx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monte Hermoso Beach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 12th minute, Sobah Al Mulaifi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Monte Hermoso Beach's Fidel Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sobah Al Mulaifi in the 15th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Lico came free, but Meshal Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meshal Al Sayer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Arotza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 played minutes Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ got a freekick which was hit by Nizar Al Mosawe. Monte Hermoso Beach's Lisandro Hodei suffered a sore foot after 28 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 28 minutes, Abbas Ashkanani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ and the Monte Hermoso Beach players grew even worse after the yellow card. Monte Hermoso Beach made a substitution. Amadeo Iyan replaced Lisandro Hodei. After 30 played minutes Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ got a freekick which was hit by Abbas Ashkanani. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Lico in the 31st minute of play forced Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's goalkeeper Meshal Al Sayer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abbas Ashkanani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th match minute, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sobah Al Mulaifi to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Lico came free, but Meshal Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sobah Al Mulaifi kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Monte Hermoso Beach were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximo Lico to strike the kick off in the second half. Meshal Al Sayer made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Benjamin Arotza sent off a good shot on target. Meshal Al Sayer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin Arotza went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 59th minute, Benjamin Arotza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monte Hermoso Beach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 62 minutes into the match, Maximo Lico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meshal Al Sayer. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximo Lico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Meshal Al Sayer made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Benjamin Arotza sent off a good shot on target. Meshal Al Sayer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Harri in the 71st minute. The supporters of Monte Hermoso Beach booed when Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hani Al Mothaf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Meshal Al Sayer was a little too slow when Maximo Lico got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 0-6. 78 minutes into the game, Maximo Lico recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Meshal Al Sayer. Maximo Lico showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. 81 minutes into the match, Benjamin Arotza notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Meshal Al Sayer. Meshal Al Sayer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 89 minutes of play, Monte Hermoso Beach's Erubiel Bilintx made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meshal Al Sayer was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match was over Monte Hermoso Beach could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ throughout the match.