League

Steeple Claydon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Falah Al Qattan made the kick off and thus started the match. Jacinto Espinoza made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Falah Al Qattan sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute, Basel Al Balool made a precise shot to the right of Mosalam Al Srae. Steeple Claydon City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ameer Al Barrak took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mosalam Al Srae. Steeple Claydon City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Ad Academy's Basel Al Balool nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mosalam Al Srae made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Pankracy Zatorski put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Mosalam Al Srae. Jacinto Espinoza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sobah Al Asuosi, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Mosalam Al Srae stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pankracy Zatorski's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 27th match minute, Steeple Claydon City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shabeb Al Sherazi to maneuver through the defense. Mosalam Al Srae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basel Al Balool in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Steeple Claydon City's goal looked a bit too open when Basel Al Balool came free, but Mosalam Al Srae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Sanad Bo Shehri with Falah Al Qattan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a little luck, Ad Academy's Jacinto Espinoza got control of the ball when Falah Al Qattan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Falah Al Qattan in the 41st minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Basel Al Balool stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mosalam Al Srae was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Basel Al Balool capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Basel Al Balool really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Falah Al Qattan charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Falah Al Qattan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ad Academy's Fawzy Al Nasser got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to Ad Academy getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Pankracy Zatorski hit a great ball. Bassam Al Attar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Espinoza having to make a save. After some careless play in the Steeple Claydon City defense, Basel Al Balool kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mosalam Al Srae. The Steeple Claydon City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mosalam Al Srae should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute Falah Al Qattan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Espinoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto Espinoza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falah Al Qattan in the 94th minute of play. After 95 minutes, Ivo Amaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ad Academy and the Steeple Claydon City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ivo Amaro kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Ad Academy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ad Academy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.