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Ipplepen
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daut Shoshi kicked off to start the match. SLYTHERIN's Fabiano Dias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save SLYTHERIN from getting a goal against them. Florian Lenertej scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ayman Al Naqi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ipplepen's Ayman Al Naqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qasem Al Qatam in the 13th minute of play. Fabiano Dias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fared Al Kandere's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Fabiano Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farooq Al Mothaf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st match minute, Ipplepen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nayef Al Abdullah to maneuver through the defense. Zahid Yusifov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Shjae Al Dekhel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Al Kandere in the 26th minute of play forced SLYTHERIN's goalkeeper Fabiano Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 28 minutes into the game, when Telmo Rocandia put in a rough tackle. After 28 played minutes SLYTHERIN got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Rocandia. After 30 played minutes SLYTHERIN got a freekick which was hit by Charles Reis. 32 minutes into the game, SLYTHERIN's Giovanni Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ayman Al Naqi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Gică Popescu made in the 37th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ipplepen's Nayef Al Abdullah. Fabiano Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fared Al Kandere, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, Ipplepen's Haider Al Khaled got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 46th match minute, SLYTHERIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urmas Saluste to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zahid Yusifov to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, SLYTHERIN's Qasem Al Qatam got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute, Eshaq Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SLYTHERIN getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Gică Popescu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ipplepen's Farooq Al Mothaf got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th match minute, Ipplepen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qutada Al Motaire to maneuver through the defense. After 57 minutes, Daut Shoshi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ipplepen and the SLYTHERIN players grew even worse after the yellow card. 60 minutes into the game, Giovanni Barreto recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ayman Al Naqi. Giovanni Barreto showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zahid Yusifov got free with Ayman Al Naqi in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Al Kandere in the 72nd minute of play forced SLYTHERIN's goalkeeper Fabiano Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qutada Al Motaire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayman Al Naqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Reis in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Al Kandere in the 86th minute of play forced SLYTHERIN's goalkeeper Fabiano Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qutada Al Motaire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Zahid Yusifov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ayman Al Naqi. Ipplepen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zahid Yusifov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SLYTHERIN eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.