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Hurdcott Park
Spectators: 6806 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 0) If Ameen Al Harban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Yahya Dehrab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ameen Al Harban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zahid Al Khaled made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ameen Al Harban in the 20th minute of play. Mohammad Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazeed Al Hadad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moath Al Bloshi having to interfere. Birmingham Selly Oak's Moath Al Bloshi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Birmingham Selly Oak from getting a goal against them. Yazeed Al Hadad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Hurdcott getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Mohammad Al Mulaifi hit a great ball. In the 32nd match minute, Hurdcott was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammad Al Mulaifi to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ameen Al Harban during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ameen Al Harban hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Birmingham Selly Oak's zone, Yazeed Al Hadad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moath Al Bloshi came out of the goal and Yazeed Al Hadad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Hurdcott's zone, Yahya Dehrab stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zahid Al Khaled came out of the goal and Yahya Dehrab tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zahid Al Khaled took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ameen Al Harban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ameen Al Harban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moath Al Bloshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Al Mulaifi in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After 55 minutes, Mosaed Shabakhoh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birmingham Selly Oak and the Hurdcott players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mosaed Shabakhoh kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Birmingham Selly Oak were awarded a corner. Sulaiman Shadad went to the cornerflag to take it. Birmingham Selly Oak's Sulaiman Shadad was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zahid Al Khaled in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Hurdcott's Zahid Al Khaled got control of the ball when Yahya Dehrab tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Ameen Al Harban had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zahid Al Khaled. Hurdcott's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ameen Al Harban was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Hurdcott's Khalaf Shrean got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yahya Dehrab got free with Zahid Al Khaled in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ameen Al Harban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahid Al Khaled having to interfere. When Yahya Dehrab came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Birmingham Selly Oak fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yahya Dehrab couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ameen Al Harban in the 88th minute of play forced Hurdcott's goalkeeper Zahid Al Khaled to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes of play, Birmingham Selly Oak's Yahya Dehrab made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zahid Al Khaled was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle sounded Birmingham Selly Oak left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hurdcott.