National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Berker Sani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Morjan Al Sayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, United Arab Emirates's goal looked a bit too open when Jürgen Fahlgren came free, but Morjan Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jürgen Fahlgren hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, United Arab Emirates's goal looked a bit too open when Berker Sani came free, but Morjan Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Al Arbash could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Aguirre Verde made a huge save. Aguirre Verde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fahhad Al Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morjan Al Sayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aadil Al Sherazi in the 12th minute of play. Zbyszko Rywin might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Morjan Al Sayer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zbyszko Rywin ran back to his position shaking his head. Zbyszko Rywin took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Morjan Al Sayer. Morjan Al Sayer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde got control of the ball when Ali Al Arbash tried to sneak it across the goal line. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after United Arab Emirates's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aadil Al Sherazi took the corner. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aadil Al Sherazi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Morjan Al Sayer in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Al Arbash, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Ali Al Arbash's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aguirre Verde was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Jürgen Fahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morjan Al Sayer having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lütfi Eryildiz to maneuver through the defense. Darweesh Al Matrok took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aguirre Verde. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Jürgen Fahlgren notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of United Arab Emirates's Morjan Al Sayer. Morjan Al Sayer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Al Arbash in the 39th minute of play. Jürgen Fahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morjan Al Sayer having to interfere. After the first half DUBAI Palm Jumeirah were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Al Arbash to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute of the match, Zbyszko Rywin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Morjan Al Sayer saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Al Arbash in the 52nd minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Al Arbash in the 52nd minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Al Arbash might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aguirre Verde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Al Arbash ran back to his position shaking his head. 53 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Al Arbash came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jürgen Fahlgren in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Morjan Al Sayer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbyszko Rywin got free with Morjan Al Sayer in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, United Arab Emirates's Morjan Al Sayer got control of the ball when Zbyszko Rywin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Emil Plop recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Morjan Al Sayer. Emil Plop showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. In the 63rd minute, Ali Al Arbash left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The United Arab Emirates fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Aadil Al Sherazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morjan Al Sayer having to interfere. Ali Al Arbash's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aguirre Verde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute Ali Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguirre Verde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Morjan Al Ateqi in the 76th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ali Al Arbash came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the United Arab Emirates 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 Ali Al Arbash couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the DUBAI Palm Jumeirah defense, Ali Al Arbash kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aguirre Verde. The DUBAI Palm Jumeirah fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aguirre Verde should have stopped the shot. In the 84thth minute of the game Jürgen Fahlgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but United Arab Emirates's Morjan Al Sayer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 84 minutes, Jürgen Fahlgren made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. United Arab Emirates's Morjan Al Sayer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Al Arbash in the 89th minute of play. United Arab Emirates's Morjan Al Sayer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berker Sani in the 93rd minute of play.
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