League

Alsager Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) GooL BaRa's Waleed Al Qattamy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Abdulatif Al Herz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dubai CSC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GooL BaRa the free kick. The supporters of GooL BaRa booed when Dubai CSC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulatif Al Herz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marzoq Al Amer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luai Dehrab. GooL BaRa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Khalaf Al Matrok hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Umberto Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waleed Al Qattamy in the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of GooL BaRa booed when Dubai CSC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdul Mohsen Taqi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waleed Al Qattamy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto Arce having to interfere. Ali Al Sohali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Dubai CSC's goalkeeper Umberto Arce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ghazi Al Sarraf. A collision led to GooL BaRa getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Adnan Al Shaikh hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Yaseen Abo Al Hasan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luai Dehrab skillfully saved the ball. In the 37th minute, Waleed Al Qattamy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luai Dehrab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Al Sohali, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Umberto Arce was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sharf Al Ansari showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 45 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Al Sohali was the one to do the kick off. Abdulatif Al Herz kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Umberto Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waleed Al Qattamy in the 53rd minute of the match. Dubai CSC's Umberto Arce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mansour Al Herz in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, GooL BaRa's Meqdad Al Matrok got a free kick in the 59th minute. Dubai CSC's Umberto Arce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharf Al Ansari in the 61st minute of play. When Ali Al Sohali came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Dubai CSC 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 Ali Al Sohali couldn't finish the play. Ali Al Sohali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luai Dehrab having to interfere. 2-1 came in the 67th minute when Ghazi Al Sarraf all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Umberto Arce. The supporters of Dubai CSC booed when GooL BaRa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waleed Al Qattamy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Umberto Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waleed Al Qattamy, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After a defensive mix-up in GooL BaRa's zone, Ali Al Sohali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luai Dehrab came out of the goal and Ali Al Sohali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the match, Ali Al Sohali notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of GooL BaRa's Luai Dehrab. Luai Dehrab was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Abdulatif Al Herz came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Dubai CSC 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 Abdulatif Al Herz couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Dubai CSC's Abdulatif Al Herz got a free kick in the 91st minute. Emad Al Zamel kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.