Official Cup

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Clayton Gol made the kick off which started today's match. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kılıçalp Ayçetin in the 4th minute of the match. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kılıçalp Ayçetin in the 4th minute of play. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clayton Gol in the 7th minute of play. After some careless play in the Líbano defense, Clayton Gol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hisham Abdul Nasser. The Líbano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hisham Abdul Nasser should have stopped the shot. Lotfi El Makhtoub could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Yahia van der Saar made a huge save. Clayton Gol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hisham Abdul Nasser read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Líbano's goalkeeper Hisham Abdul Nasser, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sheriff's Dagan Pavlovic quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mohammad Juwayn, made in the 24th minute of the game. Hisham Abdul Nasser stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clayton Gol's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirar Rashid in the 30th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Xacintu in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Xacintu in the 34th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hisham Abdul Nasser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akram Munahid came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Yahia van der Saar could save by the left post. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clayton Gol in the 37th minute of the match. Sancho Denner's late challenge caught a Líbano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sancho Denner helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute, Sancho Denner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the game, Sheriff's Clayton Gol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hisham Abdul Nasser made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Clayton Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 48th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hisham Abdul Nasser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Sheriff were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dirar Rashid to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Clayton Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hisham Abdul Nasser was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. When Sheriff's Damaso Xacintu in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Líbano's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clayton Gol in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hisham Abdul Nasser prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, Bashar Al Azra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yahia van der Saar. Sheriff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bashar Al Azra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Sheriff made a substitution. Iraklis Karasavvidis replaced Dragoş Bălace. Hisham Abdul Nasser was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Damaso Xacintu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damaso Xacintu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akram Munahid in the 67th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Líbano booed when Sheriff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kılıçalp Ayçetin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lotfi El Makhtoub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirar Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clayton Gol in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hisham Abdul Nasser prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Miyaz in the 74th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirar Rashid in the 76th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Damaso Xacintu came free, but Hisham Abdul Nasser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Yousri Akram got a free kick in the 87th minute. Clayton Gol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Hisham Abdul Nasser made a huge save. 93 minutes into the game, Sheriff's Damaso Xacintu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hisham Abdul Nasser made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 95th match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wajdi Abou Hafez to maneuver through the defense. The Sheriff supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sheriff would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.