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Wootton Bassett Stad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ghanim Al Najdi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karem Al Ghanem in the 5th minute of play forced Wootton Bassett's goalkeeper Aesem Jiragh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bletchingley United's goalkeeper Othman Al Dekhel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Jamal Al Dowaisan 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. Othman Al Dekhel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ghanim Al Najdi in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Wootton Bassett was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haider Al Herz to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Nayef Al Mehana sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Wootton Bassett's Aesem Jiragh didn't even have to move. In the 21st minute Shehab Al Jarah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aesem Jiragh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ghanim Al Najdi struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Othman Al Dekhel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wootton Bassett. Jamal Al Dowaisan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Othman Al Dekhel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Othman Al Dekhel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ghanim Al Najdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ghanim Al Najdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karem Al Ghanem scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aesem Jiragh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Bletchingley United's goal looked a bit too open when Ghanim Al Najdi came free, but Othman Al Dekhel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Othman Al Dekhel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Wootton Bassett's Ghanim Al Najdi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Jamal Al Dowaisan in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Othman Al Dekhel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karem Al Ghanem to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Ghanim Al Najdi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Othman Al Dekhel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 65th minute Karem Al Ghanem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aesem Jiragh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Bletchingley United's Naem Al Banai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aesem Jiragh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Naem Al Banai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bletchingley United's supporters rose to their feet, but Naem Al Banai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aesem Jiragh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Naem Al Banai's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Aesem Jiragh skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Ghanim Al Najdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th match minute, Bletchingley United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shehab Al Jarah to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Bletchingley United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Wootton Bassett:s goal. Rida Al Hashash's late challenge caught a Bletchingley United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rida Al Hashash helped the player get up and apologised. Rida Al Hashash kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sharf Al Bahar during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The goalkeeper, Aesem Jiragh, was totally fooled by Bletchingley United's Nayef Al Mehana, who 90 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 93 played minutes, Wootton Bassett's Mosaed Jiragh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Othman Al Dekhel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Wootton Bassett reached it. 96 minutes into the match, Karem Al Ghanem had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aesem Jiragh. Wootton Bassett's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karem Al Ghanem was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. The Bletchingley United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.