League

Estadio Malaver
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Shaheen Al Zamel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nawaf Al Azmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nawaf Al Azmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaheen Al Sohali having to interfere. Nawaf Al Azmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaheen Al Sohali having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Central Malaver's goal looked a bit too open when Meqdad Al Ramzi came free, but Shaheen Al Sohali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nawaf Al Azmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaheen Al Sohali having to interfere. Shehab Al Srae kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Nawaf Al Azmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Shaheen Al Sohali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shaheen Al Sohali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meqdad Al Ramzi in the 31st minute of the match. Central Malaver's Shaheen Al Zamel got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nawaf Al Azmi might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shaheen Al Sohali. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nawaf Al Azmi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meqdad Al Ramzi in the 36th minute of play forced Central Malaver's goalkeeper Shaheen Al Sohali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Meqdad Al Ramzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nawaf Al Azmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Shaheen Al Sohali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shaheen Al Sohali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Meqdad Al Ramzi in the 41st minute of play. Shaheen Al Sohali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meqdad Al Ramzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaheen Al Sohali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meqdad Al Ramzi in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Meqdad Al Ramzi got free with Shaheen Al Sohali in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Central Malaver's Shaheen Al Sohali got control of the ball when Nawaf Al Azmi tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Shehab Al Srae fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Central Malaver's protests and gave Shehab Al Srae a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes Central Malaver got a freekick which was hit by Shehab Al Srae. After 60 minutes, Eshaq Al Shati mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Central Malaver and the Watchet players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Central Malaver:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Watchet:s goal. After 67 played minutes Watchet got a freekick which was hit by Sarhan Ashkanani. In the 68th minute of the match Faris Al Hajraf sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Morad Shamsah skillfully saved the ball. Central Malaver's Shaheen Al Sohali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Central Malaver from getting a goal against them. After 74 played minutes Meqdad Al Ramzi rounded Central Malaver's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shaheen Al Zamel in the 79th minute of play forced Watchet's goalkeeper Morad Shamsah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Nawaf Al Azmi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shaheen Al Sohali was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Qutaiba Al Arbash hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match.