U23 World League

The temple of dreams
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Fesport FC's Baldovino Nueva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Rahman Al Youha in the 4th minute of play forced Fesport FC's goalkeeper Delmiro Domenech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmiro Domenech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Rahman Al Youha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Fesport FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosu Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Khalefa Al Homaithe got a free kick in the 9th minute. Iosu Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iosu Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iosu Duarte hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Khalefa Al Hadad made a precise shot to the right of Delmiro Domenech. Fesport FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Fesport FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Vagrande didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdul Rahman Al Youha hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mohammad Al Ateqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldovino Nueva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohammad Al Ateqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Vagrande in the 31st minute of the match. Mohammad Al Ateqi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baldovino Nueva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 34 minute of play. After 40 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Khalefa Al Homaithe. 44 minutes into the match, Abdul Rahman Al Youha notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Fesport FC's Delmiro Domenech. Delmiro Domenech was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Khalefa Al Hadad made a kick off. After 53 minutes of play Fesport FC's Iosu Duarte was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Sayer Al Besher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Khalefa Al Hadad kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Delmiro Domenech. That made the score 1-5 in the 57 minute of play. Fesport FC's Delmiro Domenech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdul Rahman Al Youha in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Fesport FC's Juan Verdeja sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mohammad Al Ateqi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abdul Rahman Al Youha had several of the Fesport FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 76 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-6 score and a disappointed Delmiro Domenech as he didn't even see the shot coming. 93 minutes into the match, Khalefa Al Hadad notched a goal, 1-8, to the right of Fesport FC's Delmiro Domenech. Delmiro Domenech was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Golden Tigers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fesport FC throughout the match.