Challenge

Steeple Claydon
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Falah Al Qattan kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Dane Friebe put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mosalam Al Srae. George Hägglund scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mosalam Al Srae, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mosalam Al Srae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dane Friebe in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Gärsnäs BF's Frederick Griscti made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mosalam Al Srae was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mosalam Al Srae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Hägglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Steeple Claydon City's Falah Al Qattan in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gärsnäs BF's goalie prevented a goal. Steeple Claydon City's Mosalam Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Hägglund in the 21st minute of play. When Ghanim Shams fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Steeple Claydon City's protests and gave Ghanim Shams a yellow card for diving instead. Ghanim Shams kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Gärsnäs BF's Frederick Griscti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mosalam Al Srae made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Mosalam Al Srae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dane Friebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Frederick Griscti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mosalam Al Srae was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Bassam Al Attar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wang Cheng having to interfere. When Gärsnäs BF's Dane Friebe in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Steeple Claydon City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 38th minute Dane Friebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mosalam Al Srae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frederick Griscti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mosalam Al Srae read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Sobah Al Asuosi charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sobah Al Asuosi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes Steeple Claydon City got a freekick which was hit by Sobah Al Asuosi. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frederick Griscti to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Frederick Griscti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Mosalam Al Srae was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57th minute Dane Friebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mosalam Al Srae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Gärsnäs BF's Dane Friebe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. 0-8 became the score in the 67th minute when Frederick Griscti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Gärsnäs BF's George Hägglund slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mosalam Al Srae. That made the score 0-9 after 71 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Steeple Claydon City defense, George Hägglund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mosalam Al Srae. The Steeple Claydon City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mosalam Al Srae should have stopped the shot. Mosalam Al Srae had great luck who in the 80thth minute grab hold of the ball when Dane Friebe from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Frederick Griscti took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mosalam Al Srae. Mosalam Al Srae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. In the 92nd minute George Hägglund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mosalam Al Srae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.