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SAWA ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramadan Abol took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Stevenage AFC's goalkeeper Shabeb Al Enzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramadan Abol. Shabeb Al Enzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramadan Abol in the 10th minute of play. After having played for 13 minutes, Ramadan Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sushi Panda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramadan Abol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tariq Al Holey hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stevenage AFC's goalkeeper Shabeb Al Enzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Shabeb Al Enzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramadan Abol in the 20th minute of the match. When Sushi Panda's Ramadan Abol in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stevenage AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nayef Al Khobaize, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Sushi Panda's Kamal Al Harban got a free kick in the 30th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shaker Al Saffar during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sushi Panda getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Shaker Al Saffar hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Ramadan Abol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shabeb Al Enzi was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Ramadan Abol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shabeb Al Enzi having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nayef Al Khobaize to strike the kick off in the second half. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Awwad Al Saffar sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute, Majed Al Dowaisan 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 67th minute Majed Al Dowaisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shabeb Al Enzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Majed Al Dowaisan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Shabeb Al Enzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 72 minutes, Awwad Al Saffar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stevenage AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Awwad Al Saffar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shabeb Al Enzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Majed Al Dowaisan's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Shabeb Al Enzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramadan Abol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Majed Al Dowaisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shabeb Al Enzi having to interfere. Stevenage AFC's Shabeb Al Enzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramadan Abol in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramadan Abol in the 91st minute of play forced Stevenage AFC's goalkeeper Shabeb Al Enzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sushi Panda fully deserved thier win.