League

Al Barsha Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mortada Al Shaikh took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sajid Al Dowaisan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Sayer Al Hindi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sayer Al Hindi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sajid Al Dowaisan in the 8th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mamdouh Shamsah in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sayer Al Hindi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 19 played minutes Al Barsha got a freekick which was hit by Adem Al Bahar. 23 minutes into the match, Al-Nassr Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Mamdouh Shamsah came free, but Sayer Al Hindi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Al-Nassr Football Club defense, Sajid Al Dowaisan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sayer Al Hindi. The Al-Nassr Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sayer Al Hindi should have stopped the shot. The attack was good, but when Sajid Al Dowaisan in the 31st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Al-Nassr Football Club's Sayer Al Hindi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mamdouh Shamsah in the 33rd minute of play. Sameer Al Najdi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Fuad Al Khars showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Mortada Al Shaikh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaqoot Al Hashash hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Sajid Al Dowaisan in the 56th minute of play forced Al-Nassr Football Club's goalkeeper Sayer Al Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Waldemar Dracena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al-Nassr Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 66 minutes into the match, Al Barsha's goalkeeper Fuad Al Khars had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mortada Al Shaikh. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mortada Al Shaikh got free with Fuad Al Khars in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mamdouh Shamsah in the 74th minute of play forced Al-Nassr Football Club's goalkeeper Sayer Al Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mamdouh Shamsah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Sayer Al Hindi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81stth minute of the game Mamdouh Shamsah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Al-Nassr Football Club's Sayer Al Hindi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 93 minutes of play, Al Barsha's Sajid Al Dowaisan made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sayer Al Hindi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sayer Al Hindi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mamdouh Shamsah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Al Barsha players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.