Official Cup

Husayn Ibn Ali
Spectators: 836 (Terracing: 628, Seating: 192, VIP seats: 16) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yaseen Al Ateqi made the kick off which started today's match. If Moussa Léger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Moussa Léger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leoiar Liebana was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Al Hilal Saudi's Leoiar Liebana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abayhan Umar in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes Al Hilal Saudi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Göksun Tumbay who took care of the corner kick. Trabzonspor FC's Göksun Tumbay was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leoiar Liebana in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 12th match minute, Trabzonspor FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Valencia to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaher Al Holey in the 12th minute of play forced Trabzonspor FC's goalkeeper Meriç Bergin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leoiar Liebana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abayhan Umar in the 16th minute of the match. Ayoob Al Habshi got a throw-in 18 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Shabeb Bo Hamad. Meriç Bergin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luai Al Motaire in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moussa Léger in the 31st minute of play forced Al Hilal Saudi's goalkeeper Leoiar Liebana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Trabzonspor FC's Meriç Bergin got control of the ball when Luai Al Motaire tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Al Hilal Saudi booed when Trabzonspor FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kajetan Gacki didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abayhan Umar in the 37th minute of play forced Al Hilal Saudi's goalkeeper Leoiar Liebana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Al Hilal Saudi's Meriç Bergin threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Yaseen Al Ateqi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abayhan Umar sped through Al Hilal Saudi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leoiar Liebana. Meriç Bergin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Derar Al Saffar in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd match minute, Al Hilal Saudi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shabeb Bo Hamad to maneuver through the defense. Ayoob Al Habshi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Abayhan Umar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Leoiar Liebana skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 52 minutes, Derar Al Saffar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al Hilal Saudi and the Trabzonspor FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Derar Al Saffar kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Leoiar Liebana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abayhan Umar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Al Hilal Saudi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Göksun Tumbay was slow to take the kick. During this time Trabzonspor FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Göksun Tumbay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Leoiar Liebana quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 58thth minute of the game Abayhan Umar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Al Hilal Saudi's Leoiar Liebana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Meriç Bergin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luai Al Motaire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Yaseen Al Ateqi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meriç Bergin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Trabzonspor FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Hazım Sadun hit a great ball. Ahmet Haşim Kanver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leoiar Liebana having to interfere. A collision led to Trabzonspor FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Cristiano Valencia hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Trabzonspor FC's Cristiano Valencia got a free kick in the 78th minute. The audience was convinced that Eesa Al Dekhel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meriç Bergin was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Abayhan Umar hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Ayoob Al Habshi kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Abayhan Umar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leoiar Liebana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shabeb Bo Hamad hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Al Hilal Saudi's Leoiar Liebana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Al Hilal Saudi from getting a goal against them.