Prized/Friendly Cup

Golden Palace
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Alberto de Sousa kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Futbol Club RRFV's goalkeeper Otávio Coutinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 4 minutes into the game, Shaker Hayat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Golden Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Futbol Club RRFV the free kick. The supporters of Futbol Club RRFV booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shaker Hayat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Alexandre Sabóia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdul Aziz Al Holey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdul Aziz Al Holey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Sabóia in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Hamílton Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Otávio Coutinho was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Shaker Hayat. Sari Al Rifaee lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Golden Tigers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Futbol Club RRFV:s goal. 21 minutes into the game, Carlos Alberto de Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Abdul Aziz Al Holey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Futbol Club RRFV's Zé Rocha got a free kick in the 24th minute. Sayer Al Besher hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Abdul Aziz Al Holey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Sabóia in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Carlos Alberto de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdul Aziz Al Holey. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Alberto de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Golden Tigers's Abdul Aziz Al Holey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha Cabral in the 39th minute of play. Jacinto Neto hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Esam Al Hashash hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ayman Boland hit a great ball. In the 48th minute, Alexsandro Barreto sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Golden Tigers's Abdul Aziz Al Holey didn't even have to move. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Futbol Club RRFV's Otávio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esam Al Hashash in the 53rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Futbol Club RRFV's Alexandre Sabóia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abdul Aziz Al Holey. That made the score 1-4 after 55 minutes of play. Alexandre Sabóia hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto de Sousa came free, but Abdul Aziz Al Holey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexsandro Barreto was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 64th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Evaristo Cruz took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Abdul Aziz Al Holey to make any attempt to save it. Shaker Hayat hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Khalefa Al Hadad kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Hakem Al Attar kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Alexsandro Barreto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdul Aziz Al Holey. Golden Tigers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Golden Tigers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Futbol Club RRFV were clearly better and deserved to take the win.