League

Beirut Park
Spectators: 9641 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 100) Red Star Beirut's Falah Abou Fakr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nazim Maalem in the 3rd minute of play. Habib Al Harith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imad Ilias in the 4th minute of play. Falah Abou Fakr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazim Maalem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Falah Abou Fakr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazim Maalem, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Hassan Abou Fakr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falah Abou Fakr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yousef Benjaro kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nour al Din Abou Zaki in the 15th minute of play forced Red Star Beirut's goalkeeper Falah Abou Fakr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falah Abou Fakr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nazim Maalem in the 17th minute of the match. Habib Najid hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Norbury United's goal looked a bit too open when Saad Sheikh came free, but Habib Al Harith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yousef Benjaro in the 22nd minute of play forced Red Star Beirut's goalkeeper Falah Abou Fakr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Red Star Beirut's goal looked a bit too open when Mahdi Fawaz came free, but Falah Abou Fakr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falah Abou Fakr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazim Maalem, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Falah Abou Fakr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassan Abou Fakr in the 29th minute of the match. Falah Abou Fakr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahdi Fawaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 played minutes Norbury United got a freekick which was hit by Saer Labib. In the 36th minute Imad Ilias 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. Imad Ilias 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. After a rather tough play, Red Star Beirut's Yaser Basim got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Salim Abdul Khaliq, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hassan Abou Fakr was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazim Maalem in the 51st minute of play forced Red Star Beirut's goalkeeper Falah Abou Fakr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Red Star Beirut's goal looked a bit too open when Yousef Benjaro came free, but Falah Abou Fakr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yaser Basim'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. Yaser Basim helped the player get up and apologised. Hassan Abou Fakr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Falah Abou Fakr made a huge save. Falah Abou Fakr made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nazim Maalem in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Norbury United's goal looked a bit too open when Imad Ilias came free, but Habib Al Harith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 minutes Red Star Beirut's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Salim Abdul Khaliq who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Nour al Din Abou Zaki heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Falah Abou Fakr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazim Maalem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes Nazim Maalem rounded Red Star Beirut's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nazim Maalem during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th minute of the match Muhannad Imam sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Habib Al Harith skillfully saved the ball. Hassan Abou Fakr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Falah Abou Fakr made a huge save. Habib Al Harith showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Imad Ilias, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Red Star Beirut's goalkeeper Falah Abou Fakr had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hassan Abou Fakr. When the final whistle sounded Norbury United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Red Star Beirut.