MR A Maktoum Stadium
Spectators: 9313 (Terracing: 6986,
Seating: 2142, VIP seats: 185) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saleh Al Dabos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eriberto Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wasel Al Bahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Yazeed Dehrab sped through Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eriberto Amorim. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wasel Al Bahar in the 10th minute of play. Joop Minnen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esmael Al Jalahma in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goalkeeper Joop Minnen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edrees Al Hashash. After 18 minutes, Meshal Al Herz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sharjah FC and the Al Shabab Al Arabi Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Meshal Al Herz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Yazeed Dehrab shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, one of Al Shabab Al Arabi Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ayman Jiragh shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Eriberto Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wasel Al Bahar in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's goal looked a bit too open when Wasel Al Bahar came free, but Eriberto Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sharjah FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Fakher Dashti scored to the left of an out of position Joop Minnen, making the score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Meshal Al Herz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eriberto Amorim was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Eriberto Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meshal Al Herz in the 44th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Basel Al Sharaf during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.
In the 51st of the match, Yazeed Dehrab tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Eriberto Amorim got in the way and made a wonderful save. After a defensive mix-up in Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's zone, Ayman Jiragh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eriberto Amorim came out of the goal and Ayman Jiragh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sharjah FC's Joop Minnen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saleh Al Dabos in the 57th minute of play. Eriberto Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazeed Dehrab, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Eriberto Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meshal Al Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Al Shabab Al Arabi Club from getting a goal against them. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meshal Al Herz in the 64th minute of play. A collision led to Al Shabab Al Arabi Club getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Esmael Al Jalahma hit a great ball. With a little luck, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim got control of the ball when Shjae Al Sallal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Sharjah FC booed when Al Shabab Al Arabi Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saleh Al Dabos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Sharjah FC's Eriberto Amorim threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Meshal Al Herz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd rose to their feet as Sharjah FC's Shjae Al Sallal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eriberto Amorim. That made the score 1-3 after 75 minutes of play. The supporters of Al Shabab Al Arabi Club booed when Sharjah FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eesa Mandane didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Sharjah FC's Meshal Al Herz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eriberto Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meshal Al Herz in the 83rd minute of play. If Fakher Dashti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sharjah FC's Joop Minnen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saleh Al Dabos in the 87th minute of play. Saleh Al Dabos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Sharjah FC booed when Al Shabab Al Arabi Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esmael Al Jalahma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eriberto Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meshal Al Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Amorim was a little too slow when Yazeed Dehrab got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 1-5. Sharjah FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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