League

Calne
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Masoud Abdul Qadir got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Fattah Abou Hafez came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Calne City 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 Fattah Abou Hafez couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Hitchin's Talib Ghanim got control of the ball when Nouh Ramiz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ibrahim Abou Hafez hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Abbas Mamdouh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Talib Ghanim was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Ubaid Ghanim's late challenge caught a Calne City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ubaid Ghanim helped the player get up and apologised. Calne City's Tahir Nijad was substituted for Nour al Din Abdul Basir. Yaser Zafir 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. In the 22nd minute of the match Yousef Al Tayyib sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yaser Zafir skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Calne City's Ashraf Abou Fayouz got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Qazim Qudamah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaser Zafir having to interfere. Anwar Ghanim might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yaser Zafir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anwar Ghanim ran back to his position shaking his head. Yaser Zafir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Masoud Abdul Qadir, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A collision led to Hitchin getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Amir Mumtaz hit a great ball. Talib Ghanim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nouh Ramiz in the 48th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Masoud Abdul Qadir made the kick off in the second half. Talib Ghanim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Mamdouh, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Said Faraj hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Hamad Rashid charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamad Rashid the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Abbas Mamdouh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hitchin's Talib Ghanim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nouh Ramiz in the 62nd minute of play. Yaser Zafir made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Qazim Qudamah sent off a good shot on target. The Hitchin fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Hitchin's Masoud Abdul Qadir looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Talib Ghanim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ibrahim Abou Hafez in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Calne City got a freekick which was hit by Abbas Mamdouh. Talib Ghanim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Mamdouh, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The supporters of Hitchin booed when Calne City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ashraf Abou Fayouz didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Calne City getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Abbas Mamdouh hit a great ball. With his leg Yaser Zafir managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Hitchin's Masoud Abdul Qadir fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 88 minutes into the game, Masoud Abdul Qadir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Yaser Zafir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hitchin's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.