League

Keswick Park
Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) Ghasan Al Besher started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Haitham Al Mahmed made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jalal Al Khars in the 10th minute. Haitham Al Mahmed made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Jalal Al Khars sent off a good shot on target. Sajid Al Ramzi kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Farooq Bo Abbas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 18th minute, Ghasan Al Besher fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Haitham Al Mahmed, passed just outside the right post. Ghasan Al Besher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Croston FC's Zahid Al Enzi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bassam Dashti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mubarek Al Arbash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Bassam Dashti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mubarek Al Arbash struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Bassam Dashti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croston FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Zahid Al Enzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croston FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zahid Al Enzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bassam Dashti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bassam Dashti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zahid Al Enzi in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Croston FC's Yaseen Al Harban got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mubarek Al Arbash to make the kick off. Haitham Al Mahmed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ghasan Al Besher in the 53rd minute of the match. Mubarek Al Arbash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Bassam Dashti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mubarek Al Arbash did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised Bassam Dashti 59 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Yasser Boften hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 65 minutes, Yaseen Al Harban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Croston FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yaseen Al Harban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mubarek Al Arbash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Bassam Dashti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Farooq Bo Abbas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Freiburg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croston FC the free kick. In the 71st minute Mubarek Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bassam Dashti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Awwad Al Khars hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th match minute, Croston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bandar Boften to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Mubarek Al Arbash fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bassam Dashti, passed just outside the right post. Awwad Al Khars kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Bashar Al Azmi kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute Ghasan Al Besher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haitham Al Mahmed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The SC Freiburg supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Croston FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Croston FC.