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Sharjah Stadium
Spectators: 9366 (Terracing: 7026, Seating: 2154, VIP seats: 186) Yazeed Dehrab might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fared Shrean. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yazeed Dehrab ran back to his position shaking his head. Yazeed Dehrab did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Fared Shrean 8 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Mohammad Boland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joop Minnen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Boland came free, but Joop Minnen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Snailbeach's goalkeeper Fared Shrean had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wasel Al Bahar. Wasel Al Bahar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Fared Shrean when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eesa Mandane hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Joop Minnen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Talal Bo Qamaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fared Shrean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yazeed Dehrab in the 23rd minute of the match. 2-0 became the score in the 27th minute when Wasel Al Bahar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sharjah FC's Yaqoot Al Mosawe got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Talal Bo Qamaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, Msaed Al Mehana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Snailbeach getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Nabel Al Sarraf hit a great ball. Fared Shrean 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 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Nader Al Homaithe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joop Minnen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Snailbeach's Nemir Taqi got a free kick in the 46th minute. 4-0 became the score in the 47th minute when Yazeed Dehrab elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Talal Bo Qamaz was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Wasel Al Bahar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Fared Shrean was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wasel Al Bahar in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fared Shrean saved Snailbeach from getting behind. Fared Shrean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wasel Al Bahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Fared Shrean 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. In the 68th minute Wasel Al Bahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fared Shrean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nader Al Homaithe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yazeed Dehrab in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fared Shrean prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eesa Mandane during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Sharjah FC got a freekick which was hit by Eesa Mandane. Mohammad Boland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Joop Minnen made a huge save. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Snailbeach:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sharjah FC:s goal. Snailbeach:s Fared Shrean showed great skill when he stopped Ayman Jiragh:s penalty. In the 91st match minute, Snailbeach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemir Taqi to maneuver through the defense. Fared Shrean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yazeed Dehrab in the 92nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Snailbeach defense, Yazeed Dehrab kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fared Shrean. The Snailbeach fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fared Shrean should have stopped the shot.