League

Norbury Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abbas Mamdouh started the match with the kick off. If Nazim Maalem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Norbury United booed when Calne City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qazim Muzzammil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norbury United's Uthman Sabeeh couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Calne City. Hassan Abou Fakr received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yaser Zafir came out and tried to block the shot, but Hassan Abou Fakr slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute of the match, Nazim Maalem tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Yaser Zafir saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Norbury United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Qazim Muzzammil was slow to take the kick. During this time Calne City's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Nour al Din Abdul Basir got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Habib Al Harith quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 23rd minute Nouh Ramiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Habib Al Harith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Norbury United defense, Abbas Mamdouh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Habib Al Harith. The Norbury United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Habib Al Harith should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute Mahdi Fawaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaser Zafir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Abbas Mamdouh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calne City's supporters rose to their feet, but Abbas Mamdouh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Habib Al Harith breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nour al Din Abdul Basir in the 43rd minute of play forced Norbury United's goalkeeper Habib Al Harith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qazim Muzzammil's late challenge caught a Norbury United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qazim Muzzammil helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Calne City's Qazim Muzzammil got a free kick in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Calne City's goal looked a bit too open when Nazim Maalem came free, but Yaser Zafir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hassan Abou Fakr stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Calne City's Yaser Zafir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nour al Din Abou Zaki in the 53rd minute of play. Yousef Benjaro hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Habib Al Harith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abbas Mamdouh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Calne City booed when Norbury United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yousef Benjaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ashraf Abou Fayouz hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Habib Al Harith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abbas Mamdouh in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abbas Mamdouh in the 62nd minute of play forced Norbury United's goalkeeper Habib Al Harith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Calne City's goal looked a bit too open when Nour al Din Abou Zaki came free, but Yaser Zafir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Al Harith showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nour al Din Abdul Basir, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Yaser Zafir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nazim Maalem in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nour al Din Abou Zaki in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yaser Zafir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nour al Din Abdul Basir blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Habib Al Harith having to make a save. Azmi Tawfiq charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Azmi Tawfiq the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Norbury United getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Azmi Tawfiq hit a great ball. In the 85th minute of the match Qazim Muzzammil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Habib Al Harith showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 87th match minute, Norbury United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahdi Dajaj to maneuver through the defense. Yaser Zafir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mahdi Fawaz went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Calne City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Norbury United.