League

Royal Oak Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Royal Oak United's Wassim Sadeq started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Wassim Sadeq had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 6 played minutes Royal Oak United got a freekick which was hit by Adel Alhasan. Zakour Walif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anwar Sabeeh in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes Royal Oak United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawoud Imad who took care of the corner kick. CEDAR FC's Sulaiman Abdul Hamid was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zakour Walif in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulaiman Abdul Hamid in the 12th minute of play forced Royal Oak United's goalkeeper Zakour Walif to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wassim Sadeq in the 13th minute of play forced CEDAR FC's goalkeeper Mohammad Nadal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zakour Walif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amir Fudail, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Mohammad Nadal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aboud Shareef in the 16th minute of play. When CEDAR FC's Sulaiman Abdul Hamid in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Royal Oak United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute, Mousa Kateb ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zakour Walif was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Royal Oak United's zone, Mousa Kateb stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zakour Walif came out of the goal and Mousa Kateb tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th match minute, CEDAR FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saleh Abdul Razzaq to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sulaiman Abdul Hamid in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zakour Walif saved Royal Oak United from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Royal Oak United's Zafar Mazid got a free kick in the 31st minute. Royal Oak United's Zakour Walif played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sulaiman Abdul Hamid in the 33rd minute of play. The supporters of CEDAR FC booed when Royal Oak United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adel Alhasan didn't get a good kick on the ball. CEDAR FC's Amir Fudail suffered a sore thigh after 38 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Aboud Shareef's late challenge caught a CEDAR FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aboud Shareef helped the player get up and apologised. Aboud Shareef hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Zakour Walif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sulaiman Abdul Hamid, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Zakour Walif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mousa Kateb in the 43rd minute of play. The Royal Oak United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CEDAR FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sulaiman Abdul Hamid to strike the kick off in the second half. Zakour Walif didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mousa Kateb went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 59 played minutes CEDAR FC's Anwar Sabeeh stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Zakour Walif stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Royal Oak United of the goal. Zakour Walif took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulaiman Abdul Hamid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anwar Sabeeh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zakour Walif having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ghazi Abdul Tawwab got free with Zakour Walif in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute, CEDAR FC's Sulaiman Abdul Hamid dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulaiman Abdul Hamid in the 89th minute of play forced Royal Oak United's goalkeeper Zakour Walif to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Royal Oak United's Zakour Walif got control of the ball when Anwar Sabeeh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anwar Sabeeh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Zakour Walif made a huge save.