League

Steeple Claydon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) SLYTHERIN's Zahid Yusifov 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovanni Barreto in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mosalam Al Srae saved Steeple Claydon City from getting behind. Qasem Al Qatam made a great header on SLYTHERIN's corner, it was just that Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae managed to reach the ball for a save. Mosalam Al Srae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahid Yusifov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mosalam Al Srae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahid Yusifov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mosalam Al Srae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Lenertej in the 8th minute of the match. Mosalam Al Srae came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by SLYTHERIN's Zahid Yusifov. But to his dismay, Zahid Yusifov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Barreto in the 13th minute of play. Mosalam Al Srae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahid Yusifov in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Ghanim Shams was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Steeple Claydon City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SLYTHERIN the free kick. After 17 played minutes Steeple Claydon City got a freekick which was hit by Ghanim Shams. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Zahid Yusifov managed to get in a good position for a shot. SLYTHERIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Zahid Yusifov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mosalam Al Srae breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute, Giovanni Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SLYTHERIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zahid Yusifov in the 24th minute of play. Mosalam Al Srae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Lenertej in the 26th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Zahid Yusifov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SLYTHERIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 36th match minute, SLYTHERIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ameen Al Amer to maneuver through the defense. After 39 minutes of play, SLYTHERIN's Giovanni Barreto made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mosalam Al Srae was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Zahid Yusifov in the 43rd minute of play forced Steeple Claydon City's goalkeeper Mosalam Al Srae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mosalam Al Srae didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giovanni Barreto went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Falah Al Qattan made a kick off. With a little luck, Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae got control of the ball when Florian Lenertej tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55thth minute of the game Florian Lenertej who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Steeple Claydon City's goalkeeper Mosalam Al Srae had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zahid Yusifov. Mosalam Al Srae made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zahid Yusifov in the 58th minute. After 58th play minutes Zahid Yusifov shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Mosalam Al Srae and just under the crossbar into goal. 61 minutes into the match, Giovanni Barreto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mosalam Al Srae, 0-9. In the 64th minute Giovanni Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mosalam Al Srae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Zahid Yusifov notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae. Mosalam Al Srae was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mosalam Al Srae was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Zahid Yusifov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zahid Yusifov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. Zahid Yusifov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Steeple Claydon City's Ghanim Shams got a free kick in the 74th minute. Mosalam Al Srae came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by SLYTHERIN's Giovanni Barreto. But to his dismay, Giovanni Barreto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. Ammar Al Sharah's late challenge caught a SLYTHERIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ammar Al Sharah helped the player get up and apologised. Mosalam Al Srae was a little too slow when Zahid Yusifov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-13. In the 84th minute, Zahid Yusifov 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. In the 85th minute Giovanni Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mosalam Al Srae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Steeple Claydon City's Ghaith Al Abdullah got a free kick in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Lenertej got free with Mosalam Al Srae in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute Florian Lenertej shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mosalam Al Srae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mosalam Al Srae was a little too slow when Zahid Yusifov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-14. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovanni Barreto in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mosalam Al Srae saved Steeple Claydon City from getting behind. SLYTHERIN's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.