League

Stockport Park
Spectators: 9197 (Terracing: 6899, Seating: 2115, VIP seats: 183) 2 minutes into the game, Magnus Egeberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ammar Al Ammar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Meshari Al Sharah kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magnus Egeberg in the 6th minute of play forced Stockport AFC's goalkeeper Ammar Al Ammar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caco Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meshari Al Sharah, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, Al-Mnya Northleach's Abbas Al Khobaize got a free kick in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Al-Mnya Northleach's Caco Marques got control of the ball when Benjamin Kirchhofer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ammar Al Ammar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Egeberg in the 25th minute of the match. Meshari Al Sharah hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Al-Mnya Northleach's goal looked a bit too open when Yahya Al Besher came free, but Caco Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yahya Al Besher hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. A collision led to Al-Mnya Northleach getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Magnus Egeberg hit a great ball. Caco Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Shadad in the 38th minute of play. Darweesh Dehrab struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Ammar Al Ammar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Al-Mnya Northleach. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darweesh Dehrab in the 44th minute of play forced Stockport AFC's goalkeeper Ammar Al Ammar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Ali Shadad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Caco Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Shadad, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Younis Al Homaithe made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Stockport AFC's Sultan Ghadhanfer got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Magnus Egeberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Al-Mnya Northleach booed when Stockport AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mosaed Al Rodhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Al-Mnya Northleach's Younis Al Homaithe got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Kirchhofer in the 60th minute of play forced Al-Mnya Northleach's goalkeeper Caco Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yahya Al Besher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Benjamin Kirchhofer put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Caco Marques. Ammar Al Ammar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Younis Al Homaithe in the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Stockport AFC's zone, Younis Al Homaithe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ammar Al Ammar came out of the goal and Younis Al Homaithe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 86 minutes into the match, Younis Al Homaithe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ammar Al Ammar. Stockport AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Younis Al Homaithe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 94th minute Younis Al Homaithe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ammar Al Ammar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Al-Mnya Northleach supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Al-Mnya Northleach would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.