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Hitchin
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. Masoud Abdul Qadir started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Hitchin's Anwar Ghanim ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zahid Badoume. Zahid Badoume yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 5th minute, Qazim Qudamah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Masoud Abdul Qadir received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zahid Badoume came out and tried to block the shot, but Masoud Abdul Qadir slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 9th minute. When Akram Sariyah fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Athlétique Tripoli's protests and gave Akram Sariyah a yellow card for diving instead. Masoud Abdul Qadir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Club Athlétique Tripoli's Zahid Badoume played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qazim Qudamah in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Masoud Abdul Qadir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zahid Badoume. Club Athlétique Tripoli's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Masoud Abdul Qadir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Zahid Badoume showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qazim Qudamah in the 21st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qazim Qudamah in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zahid Badoume saved Club Athlétique Tripoli from getting behind. Zahid Badoume made an important save on a dangerous shot by Masoud Abdul Qadir in the 28th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Masoud Abdul Qadir in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zahid Badoume saved Club Athlétique Tripoli from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qazim Qudamah got free with Zahid Badoume in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Masoud Abdul Qadir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Club Athlétique Tripoli booed when Hitchin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fawaz Fariq didn't get a good kick on the ball. Masoud Abdul Qadir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Zahid Badoume made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Masoud Abdul Qadir in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zahid Badoume prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sobhi Touffah to make the kick off. The supporters of Club Athlétique Tripoli booed when Hitchin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qazim Qudamah didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute Masoud Abdul Qadir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zahid Badoume saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fawaz Fariq hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Club Athlétique Tripoli's zone, Anwar Ghanim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zahid Badoume came out of the goal and Anwar Ghanim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zahid Badoume took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Masoud Abdul Qadir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Club Athlétique Tripoli's goal looked a bit too open when Masoud Abdul Qadir came free, but Zahid Badoume reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Hitchin booed when Club Athlétique Tripoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rasul Budail didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Masoud Abdul Qadir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zahid Badoume was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Masoud Abdul Qadir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zahid Badoume was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Masoud Abdul Qadir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zahid Badoume was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 78th minute Masoud Abdul Qadir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zahid Badoume saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85thth minute of the game Masoud Abdul Qadir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Athlétique Tripoli's Zahid Badoume was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 88 minutes into the game, Qazim Qudamah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Zahid Badoume was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zahid Badoume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anwar Ghanim in the 94th minute of play. Club Athlétique Tripoli's Zahid Badoume played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anwar Ghanim in the 95th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hitchin fully deserved thier win.