League

Arabic Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edrees Al Hajri started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Waleed Al Banwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mansour Al Najdi in the 3rd minute of the match. Edrees Al Hajri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waleed Al Banwan having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Purfleet's zone, Moner Shadad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waleed Al Banwan came out of the goal and Moner Shadad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sajid Al Rifaee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ralf Bonesky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darweesh Al Motar hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Moner Shadad got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Moner Shadad in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Waleed Al Banwan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 19th match minute, Purfleet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Kakoli to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 20 minutes, Edrees Al Hajri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. محاربي الصحراء FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edrees Al Hajri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Moner Shadad could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Waleed Al Banwan however easily saved by the left post. In the 28th minute, Mahmoud Kakoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Moner Shadad came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the محاربي الصحراء FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Moner Shadad couldn't finish the play. When Edrees Al Hajri came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the محاربي الصحراء FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edrees Al Hajri couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Darweesh Al Hindi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edrees Al Hajri struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Waleed Al Banwan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for محاربي الصحراء FC. If Edrees Al Hajri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the match, Purfleet's goal looked a bit too open when Edrees Al Hajri came free, but Waleed Al Banwan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moner Shadad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Waleed Al Banwan made a huge save. After 45 minutes, Nader Al Motaire mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purfleet and the محاربي الصحراء FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 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.

Moner Shadad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Othman Al Khames got free with Ralf Bonesky in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by محاربي الصحراء FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jalal Al Barrak was slow to take the kick. During this time Purfleet's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Jalal Al Barrak almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but محاربي الصحراء FC's Ralf Bonesky did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in محاربي الصحراء FC's zone, Sajid Al Rifaee stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ralf Bonesky came out of the goal and Sajid Al Rifaee tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edrees Al Hajri might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waleed Al Banwan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edrees Al Hajri ran back to his position shaking his head. Mahmoud Kakoli hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Edrees Al Hajri put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Waleed Al Banwan. Edrees Al Hajri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waleed Al Banwan having to interfere. Edrees Al Hajri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waleed Al Banwan having to interfere. Waleed Al Banwan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moner Shadad, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mansour Al Najdi during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to محاربي الصحراء FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Mansour Al Najdi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edrees Al Hajri in the 90th minute of play forced Purfleet's goalkeeper Waleed Al Banwan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moner Shadad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. محاربي الصحراء FC's Edrees Al Hajri got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 97th match minute, محاربي الصحراء FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mansour Al Najdi to maneuver through the defense. 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. محاربي الصحراء FC fully deserved thier win.