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Hitchin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dirar Rashid made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the game, Líbano's Bashar Al Azra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Talib Ghanim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Bashar Al Azra struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Talib Ghanim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Líbano. In the 10th minute, Dirar Rashid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Talib Ghanim was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Talib Ghanim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akram Munahid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Talib Ghanim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Miyaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Líbano's Akram Munahid nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Talib Ghanim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Talib Ghanim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirar Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 minutes, Amir Mumtaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hitchin and the Líbano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bashar Al Azra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rd minute, one of Hitchin:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hitchin. The referee gave Líbano a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dirar Rashid, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hitchin's Talib Ghanim. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qazim Qudamah in the 28th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hisham Abdul Nasser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Líbano's Akram Munahid nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Talib Ghanim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After some careless play in the Hitchin defense, Dirar Rashid kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Talib Ghanim. The Hitchin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Talib Ghanim should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute Akram Munahid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Talib Ghanim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Talib Ghanim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 43rd minute of the match. Talib Ghanim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bashar Al Azra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Talib Ghanim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirar Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Masoud Abdul Qadir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Akram Munahid received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Talib Ghanim came out and tried to block the shot, but Akram Munahid slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 51st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Dirar Rashid kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Talib Ghanim. That made the score 0-8 in the 53 minute of play. The supporters of Líbano booed when Hitchin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamad Rashid didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Hitchin defense, Dirar Rashid kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Talib Ghanim. The Hitchin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Talib Ghanim should have stopped the shot. Ali Miyaz struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Talib Ghanim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Líbano. Talib Ghanim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirar Rashid, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Dirar Rashid dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Talib Ghanim, 0-11. After 79 minutes of play, Líbano's Bashar Al Azra made it 0-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Talib Ghanim was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Hitchin booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lotfi El Makhtoub didn't get a good kick on the ball. Talib Ghanim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lotfi El Makhtoub in the 88th minute. Bashar Al Azra scored 0-13 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Talib Ghanim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Hitchin's Talib Ghanim got control of the ball when Bashar Al Azra tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Hitchin fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Líbano were clearly better and deserved to take the win.