Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141,
Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Apolo Egoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Miyaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lotfi El Makhtoub could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Apolo Egoitz made a huge save. In the 9th minute, Bashar Al Azra reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Apolo Egoitz. The goal made the score 1-0. Líbano were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Gotham Saray FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bashar Al Azra took the corner. Bashar Al Azra's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Apolo Egoitz - 2-0 was put on the score board in the 14th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Akram Munahid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apolo Egoitz. Gotham Saray FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akram Munahid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 22 minutes into the match, Gotham Saray FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Apolo Egoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Dirar Rashid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Egoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apolo Egoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirar Rashid, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Gotham Saray FC's Apolo Egoitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Gotham Saray FC from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Bashar Al Azra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Líbano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 31stth minute of the game Serkan Gaar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Serkan Gaar fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gotham Saray FC's protests and gave Serkan Gaar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute, Serkan Gaar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gotham Saray FC's Apolo Egoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirar Rashid in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Ali Miyaz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Apolo Egoitz. The goal made the score 5-0. Apolo Egoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Miyaz in the 39th minute of play. After 40 minutes, Wajdi Abou Hafez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Líbano and the Gotham Saray FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gotham Saray FC made a substitution. Willibald Holzenkamp replaced Frank Cremer-Ricken. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Wajdi Abou Hafez got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Líbano's Ali Miyaz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Apolo Egoitz. That made the score 6-0 after 47 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.
In the 53rd minute Serkan Gaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hisham Abdul Nasser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gotham Saray FC's Apolo Egoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bashar Al Azra in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akram Munahid in the 60th minute of play forced Gotham Saray FC's goalkeeper Apolo Egoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apolo Egoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirar Rashid in the 62nd minute of the match. Líbano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bashar Al Azra in the 63rd minute. After taking down the ball on Líbano's corner Bashar Al Azra fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Apolo Egoitz quite easily take care of the ball. Apolo Egoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akram Munahid in the 67th minute of the match. Apolo Egoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 72nd minute of the match. Apolo Egoitz came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Líbano's Dirar Rashid. But to his dismay, Dirar Rashid quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Apolo Egoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bashar Al Azra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Till Schiefer hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute of the match Bashar Al Azra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Apolo Egoitz skillfully saved the ball. Apolo Egoitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bashar Al Azra's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Apolo Egoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akram Munahid in the 83rd minute of play. After 83 minutes of play, Líbano's Akram Munahid made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Apolo Egoitz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85thth minute of the game Akram Munahid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gotham Saray FC's Apolo Egoitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Halil Ratkowski during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Apolo Egoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nour al Din Hamid in the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Gotham Saray FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bashar Al Azra came free, but Apolo Egoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Bashar Al Azra sped through Gotham Saray FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Apolo Egoitz. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gotham Saray FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Líbano.
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