League

Grande Arena
Spectators: 8108 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 90) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dhari Khorshed started the match with the kick off. Ali Hayat didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Grande Force's Dhari Khorshed shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. FC Grande Force's Dhari Khorshed got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 9 minutes, Santtu Rämö managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Grande Force's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santtu Rämö was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nizar Taiban in the 11th minute of play forced FC Grande Force's goalkeeper Yazeed Taiban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Dhari Khorshed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Hayat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santtu Rämö fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Hayat having to interfere. Ali Hayat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santtu Rämö in the 17th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dhari Khorshed got free with Ali Hayat in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Darweesh Al Matrok had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ali Hayat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santtu Rämö in the 32nd minute of play. Ali Hayat made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Dhari Khorshed sent off a good shot on target. FC Grande Force's Santtu Rämö got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dhari Khorshed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Santtu Rämö fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Grande Force's protests and gave Santtu Rämö a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd match minute, FC Grande Force was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santtu Rämö to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Al Kuwait SC defense, Dhari Khorshed kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Hayat. The Al Kuwait SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Hayat should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tariq Al Fadhalah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Santtu Rämö came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the FC Grande Force 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 Santtu Rämö couldn't finish the play. Darweesh Al Matrok might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ali Hayat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Darweesh Al Matrok ran back to his position shaking his head. Bader Jiragh charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bader Jiragh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dhari Khorshed in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Hayat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, Santtu Rämö notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Al Kuwait SC's Ali Hayat. Ali Hayat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 66 minutes, Dhari Khorshed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Grande Force's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dhari Khorshed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute Darweesh Al Matrok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Hayat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dhari Khorshed in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Hayat saved Al Kuwait SC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Dhari Khorshed managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Grande Force's supporters rose to their feet, but Dhari Khorshed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Hayat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute, Farooq Al Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Hamzah Al Amer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Al Kuwait SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamzah Al Amer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yazeed Taiban breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Dhari Khorshed managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Grande Force's supporters rose to their feet, but Dhari Khorshed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Hayat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th match minute, Al Kuwait SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saleh Al Saleh to maneuver through the defense. When Dhari Khorshed got free in front of the goal in the 86th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Ali Hayat was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Ali Hayat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dhari Khorshed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Al Kuwait SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dhari Khorshed came free, but Ali Hayat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, FC Grande Force's Darweesh Al Matrok nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Hayat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. When the referee ended the match the FC Grande Force players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.