Golden Palace
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643,
Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdul Rahman Al Youha kicked off to start the match. Aadil Al Harban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Don Cabezon put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Aadil Al Harban. Mauricio Labarra hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Golden Tigers's Edrees Al Najdi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 16th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Joey Molina but with some difficulty. 18 minutes into the game, Edrees Al Najdi 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 Orihuela Club de Fútbol the free kick. The supporters of Orihuela Club de Fútbol booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edrees Al Najdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Don Cabezon got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Desiderio Perutxo hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Desiderio Perutxo took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aadil Al Harban. Aadil Al Harban dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Orihuela Club de Fútbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herminio Molina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Don Cabezon notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Golden Tigers's Aadil Al Harban. Aadil Al Harban was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aadil Al Harban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Perutxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 minutes Golden Tigers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Desiderio Perutxo who took care of the corner kick. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Golden Tigers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Desiderio Perutxo was slow to take the kick. During this time Orihuela Club de Fútbol's players had a chance to rest. Herminio Molina was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The Golden Tigers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Orihuela Club de Fútbol were winning 0-3.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Desiderio Perutxo made a kick off. After some careless play in the Golden Tigers defense, Desiderio Perutxo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aadil Al Harban. The Golden Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aadil Al Harban should have stopped the shot. 56 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goal looked a bit too open when Naem Al Khaled came free, but Joey Molina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakem Khorshed in the 57th minute of play. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalefa Al Homaithe in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Saif Abo Al Hasan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joey Molina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Aadil Al Harban came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Desiderio Perutxo. But to his dismay, Desiderio Perutxo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Joey Molina 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. Aadil Al Harban was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Desiderio Perutxo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 69 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Rahman Al Youha in the 71st minute of play forced Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goalkeeper Joey Molina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Khalefa Al Homaithe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-6. Joey Molina was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 76 minutes into the game, Abdul Rahman Al Youha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-6. Joey Molina was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Orihuela Club de Fútbol defense, Abdul Rahman Al Youha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joey Molina. The Orihuela Club de Fútbol fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joey Molina should have stopped the shot. In the 86th minute Don Cabezon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aadil Al Harban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aadil Al Harban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Perutxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Desiderio Perutxo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aadil Al Harban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Orihuela Club de Fútbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Nunez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Orihuela Club de Fútbol supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Orihuela Club de Fútbol would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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