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Match Report
Eastfield
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Naem Al Enzi kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nawaf Al Hindi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Nawaf Al Hindi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sharf Al Rodhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sharf Al Rodhan in the 16th minute of play forced Eastfield's goalkeeper Nawaf Al Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Mnawer Abo Al Hasan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nawaf Al Hindi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th match minute, El Arabi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omar Al Holey to maneuver through the defense. Nawaf Al Hindi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sharf Al Rodhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Eastfield's Nawaf Al Hindi. Nawaf Al Hindi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eastfield's Nawaf Al Hindi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sami Bo Shehri in the 27th minute of play. Naem Al Enzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qasem Al Saleh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Naem Al Enzi ran back to his position shaking his head. Nawaf Al Hindi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sharf Al Rodhan in the 34th minute of play. After 34 played minutes Eastfield got a freekick which was hit by Eesa Al Barrak. Shehab Al Bloshi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nawaf Al Hindi. Eastfield's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sharf Al Rodhan in the 37th minute of play forced Eastfield's goalkeeper Nawaf Al Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jalal Al Qattamy hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Shehab Al Bloshi managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Arabi's supporters rose to their feet, but Shehab Al Bloshi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nawaf Al Hindi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sanad Khorshed kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mnawer Abo Al Hasan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Omar Al Holey got free with Nawaf Al Hindi in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yahya Al Ramzi during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to El Arabi getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Yahya Al Ramzi hit a great ball. Nawaf Al Hindi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sami Bo Shehri, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Nawaf Al Hindi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sami Bo Shehri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Eastfield's Monther Dashti got a free kick in the 67th minute. With a little luck, Eastfield's Nawaf Al Hindi got control of the ball when Sharf Al Rodhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nawaf Al Hindi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sharf Al Rodhan went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Nawaf Al Hindi made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Omar Al Holey sent off a good shot on target. 81 minutes into the match, Sharf Al Rodhan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nawaf Al Hindi, 2-5. Nawaf Al Hindi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 88th minute of the match. After 90 minutes, Sobah Al Sharaf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eastfield and the El Arabi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sobah Al Sharaf kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, El Arabi's Faris Al Srae got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. El Arabi had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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