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MR A Maktoum Stadium
Spectators: 9233 (Terracing: 6926, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Saleh Al Dabos made the kick off which started today's match. Riad Kakoli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Eriberto Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fakher Dashti kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Basel Al Sharaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Saleh Al Dabos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edrees Al Hashash could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Saif Al Mehana made a huge save. In the 23rd minute of the match Qutaiba Shrean shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eriberto Amorim showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 26th minute Adham Bo Abbas 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. Eriberto Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ameer Al Naqi in the 28th minute of play. 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 Ameer Al Naqi in the 30th minute of play. Adham Bo Abbas scored 0-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eriberto Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eriberto Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adham Bo Abbas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saif Al Mehana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esmael Al Jalahma in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Riad Kakoli 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. If Fakher Dashti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Edrees Al Hashash ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Saif Al Mehana. Saif Al Mehana yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Riad Kakoli to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Esmael Al Jalahma notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of djiwns's Saif Al Mehana. Saif Al Mehana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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 Ameer Al Naqi in the 59th minute of play. Saif Al Mehana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fakher Dashti, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 60 minutes, Ameer Al Naqi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the djiwns and the Al Shabab Al Arabi Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gawhar Al Ammar hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, djiwns's goal looked a bit too open when Saleh Al Dabos came free, but Saif Al Mehana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gawhar Al Ammar fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored djiwns's protests and gave Gawhar Al Ammar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Gawhar Al Ammar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute Saleh Al Dabos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saif Al Mehana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to djiwns getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ameer Al Naqi hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the game, Sadeq Al Naqi threw the ball into play from the sideline. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Khalefa Al Srae quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Fakher Dashti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. djiwns's Ameer Al Naqi got his second yellow card of the match in the 76th minute. The referee ordered Ameer Al Naqi off the ground. After 77 played minutes djiwns got a freekick which was hit by Ameer Al Naqi. After having played for 80 minutes, Edrees Al Hashash managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edrees Al Hashash was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the game, Yaseen Al Khaled was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. djiwns's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al Shabab Al Arabi Club the free kick. Yaseen Al Khaled hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Saif Al Mehana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edrees Al Hashash in the 94th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Riad Kakoli during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, Riad Kakoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saif Al Mehana came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Saleh Al Dabos. But to his dismay, Saleh Al Dabos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When the referee ended the match the Al Shabab Al Arabi Club players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.