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Spectators: 10825 (Terracing: 8120, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) Basel Al Balool started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Steve Mallaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Ad Academy's Jacinto Espinoza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olimpiu Merișor in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute Olimpiu Merișor 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. When Olimpiu Merișor, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 9 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Jacinto Espinoza was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 10th match minute, Ad Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fawzy Al Nasser to maneuver through the defense. After 13th play minutes Olimpiu Merișor shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Jacinto Espinoza and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 18thth minute of the game Erik Linqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ad Academy's Jacinto Espinoza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jacinto Espinoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Merișor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Merișor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacinto Espinoza. Ad Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olimpiu Merișor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Olimpiu Merișor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Mostafa Al Barrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erik Linqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Linqvist in the 35th minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Linqvist in the 37th minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Ad Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Linqvist came free, but Jacinto Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Espinoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Merișor in the 42nd minute of the match. Basel Al Balool could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Cihan Birsen made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Ad Academy's Aadil Al Dabos got a free kick in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olimpiu Merișor made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Merișor in the 52nd minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Espinoza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adem Al Mahmed, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adem Al Mahmed in the 58th minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Olimpiu Merișor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Olimpiu Merișor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Ad Academy's zone, Erik Linqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Espinoza came out of the goal and Erik Linqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Ad Academy's Fawzy Al Nasser got a free kick in the 67th minute. Olimpiu Merișor struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Jacinto Espinoza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³. Adem Al Mahmed could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Jacinto Espinoza made a huge save. Olimpiu Merișor succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Olimpiu Merișor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cihan Birsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Zatorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Linqvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Jacinto Espinoza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Steve Mallaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Jacinto Espinoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adem Al Mahmed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Merișor in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacinto Espinoza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 93 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Merișor notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Ad Academy's Jacinto Espinoza. Jacinto Espinoza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³'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.