League

Calne
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abbas Mamdouh got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Calne City's Nour al Din Abdul Basir got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 3 played minutes, Red Star Beirut's Muhannad Imam shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yaser Zafir came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Red Star Beirut reached it. Fattah Abou Hafez struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Falah Abou Fakr didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Calne City. In the 13th minute, Bakkar Abdul Hakim 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. Falah Abou Fakr came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Calne City's Abbas Mamdouh. But to his dismay, Abbas Mamdouh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Saad Sheikh kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Nour al Din Abdul Basir kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Calne City's Abbas Mamdouh slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Falah Abou Fakr. That made the score 2-0 after 38 minutes of play. Muhannad Imam lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Nouh Ramiz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Falah Abou Fakr firmly grabbed it by the left post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

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 Ibrahim Abou Hafez in the 51st minute of play. After 56 minutes, Hamzah Sariyah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calne City and the Red Star Beirut players grew even worse after the yellow card. Falah Abou Fakr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibrahim Abou Hafez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ashraf Abou Fayouz kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The long shot by Yaser Basim in the 71st minute really tested Yaser Zafir's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Bakkar Abdul Hakim charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bakkar Abdul Hakim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bakkar Abdul Hakim hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Falah Abou Fakr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouh Ramiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Abbas Mamdouh 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. Abbas Mamdouh scored 4-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Falah Abou Fakr, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nour al Din Abdul Basir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fattah Abou Hafez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.