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COBRA Arena
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fayez Al Abdullah started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Truro United's goal looked a bit too open when Motlaq Al Hammady came free, but Mahdi Al Towatan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Truro United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aamir Al Ghanem to maneuver through the defense. Abdullah Al Hajri might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mahdi Al Towatan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdullah Al Hajri ran back to his position shaking his head. Motlaq Al Hammady recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Truro United getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Seraj Al Hadhod hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Abdullah Boften dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mahdi Al Towatan, 1-0. Mahdi Al Towatan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdullah Boften, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Motlaq Al Hammady who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Mahdi Al Towatan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Seraj Al Hadhod's late challenge caught a COBRA FC ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Seraj Al Hadhod helped the player get up and apologised. Seraj Al Hadhod kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Motlaq Al Hammady's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Mahdi Al Towatan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mahdi Al Towatan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Motlaq Al Hammady's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Seraj Al Hadhod kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. COBRA FC ™'s attack was well implemented in the 42nd minute, but when Motlaq Al Hammady was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Mahdi Al Towatan made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Motlaq Al Hammady sent off a good shot on target. Mahdi Al Towatan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Motlaq Al Hammady showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 45 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Motlaq Al Hammady made the kick off in the second half. Hamdan Al Shati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the match, Motlaq Al Hammady notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Truro United's Mahdi Al Towatan. Mahdi Al Towatan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abdullah Al Hajri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahdi Al Towatan having to interfere. In the 61st minute Motlaq Al Hammady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahdi Al Towatan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Motlaq Al Hammady, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 62 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mahdi Al Towatan was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. COBRA FC ™'s Abdullah Al Hajri got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Motlaq Al Hammady in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mahdi Al Towatan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 67 minutes into the game, Nader Al Qattan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Truro United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave COBRA FC ™ the free kick. In the 70th minute, Abdullah Al Hajri made a precise shot to the right of Mahdi Al Towatan. Truro United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. In the 73rd minute, Hamdan Al Shati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mahdi Al Towatan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Motlaq Al Hammady, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Motlaq Al Hammady in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mahdi Al Towatan saved Truro United from getting behind. Seraj Al Hadhod fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luai Bo Abbas having to interfere. Fayez Al Abdullah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. COBRA FC ™ fully deserved thier win.