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Horbury Lox Stadium
Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daut Shoshi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Fared Al Kandere 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. Masuod Al Fadhalah 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 7th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Farooq Al Mothaf during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ipplepen getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Farooq Al Mothaf hit a great ball. Masuod Al Fadhalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daut Shoshi in the 12th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Fared Al Kandere's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Masuod Al Fadhalah was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Masuod Al Fadhalah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daut Shoshi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Mamdouh Al Enzi with Hassan Al Homaithe as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Fahad Al Hammady let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 29th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Fared Al Kandere might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Masuod Al Fadhalah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fared Al Kandere ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Al Kandere in the 32nd minute of play forced Horbury ACS's goalkeeper Masuod Al Fadhalah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Masuod Al Fadhalah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daut Shoshi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Daut Shoshi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Masuod Al Fadhalah. Horbury ACS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daut Shoshi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Fared Al Kandere's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Masuod Al Fadhalah was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hassan Al Homaithe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fahad Al Hammady recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Fared Al Kandere left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ipplepen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. With a little luck, Horbury ACS's Masuod Al Fadhalah got control of the ball when Awwad Abol tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ammar Al Qatam during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eshaq Taiban hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 73rd match minute, Ipplepen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Awwad Abol to maneuver through the defense. Masuod Al Fadhalah was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fared Al Kandere showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 77 minute of play. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Daut Shoshi sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute Fared Al Kandere shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Masuod Al Fadhalah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daut Shoshi took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Masuod Al Fadhalah. Masuod Al Fadhalah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Farooq Al Mothaf in the 95th minute of play. Ipplepen's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.