National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) U21 Saudi Arabia's Yaseen Al Ateqi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Igor Czech shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Al Hajraf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mo Chen Yang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yaseen Al Ateqi went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 10th minute, Mai Yong Zhi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salah Al Hajraf was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Salah Al Hajraf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Czech, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, U21 Saudi Arabia's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Yong Zhi came free, but Salah Al Hajraf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salah Al Hajraf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Cabral in the 16th minute of play. When Grêmio Santo André's Jaime Cabral in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Saudi Arabia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute, Igor Czech ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salah Al Hajraf was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 25 minutes into the match, U21 Saudi Arabia's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Czech came free, but Salah Al Hajraf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Saudi Arabia getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Fawaz Al Qattan hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Saudi Arabia's zone, Mai Yong Zhi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salah Al Hajraf came out of the goal and Mai Yong Zhi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of U21 Saudi Arabia booed when Grêmio Santo André was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mai Yong Zhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salah Al Hajraf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Yong Zhi in the 32nd minute of the match. U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Czech in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute Bernie Strauss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Al Hajraf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salah Al Hajraf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Yong Zhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Nizar Al Besher charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nizar Al Besher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Nizar Al Besher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, U21 Saudi Arabia's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Cabral came free, but Salah Al Hajraf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salah Al Hajraf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho Valle in the 44th minute of play.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Cabral was the one to do the kick off. Jaime Cabral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Salah Al Hajraf made a huge save. U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Saudi Arabia from getting a goal against them. U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Saudi Arabia from getting a goal against them. Salah Al Hajraf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mai Yong Zhi in the 63rd minute. Bernie Strauss's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Salah Al Hajraf firmly grabbed it by the left post. 67 minutes into the match, Mai Yong Zhi notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf. Salah Al Hajraf was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Salah Al Hajraf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Czech, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Yong Zhi in the 71st minute of play. Mo Chen Yang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derar Al Saffar, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Czech in the 76th minute of play. Pedrão Leão kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Mo Chen Yang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaseen Al Ateqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute U21 Saudi Arabia were awarded a corner. Barakat Al Khobaize went to the cornerflag to take it. U21 Saudi Arabia's Salah Al Hajraf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Yong Zhi in the 88th minute of play. After 89 played minutes U21 Saudi Arabia got a freekick which was hit by Nizar Al Besher. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Jaime Cabral took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Salah Al Hajraf to make any attempt to save it. Grêmio Santo André's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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