Official Cup

Soralex Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liu Cheng Kang started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Soltani Drid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfredo Heli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Abdelhamid Reda Madouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Qatar Dust Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Unión CF the free kick. Abdelhamid Reda Madouni hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Cheng Kang in the 8th minute of play forced Qatar Dust Kickers's goalkeeper Jussef Zemmamouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Unión CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cebo Segura in the 9th minute. Wilfredo Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilles Tahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Qatar Dust Kickers's Abdelhamid Reda Madouni got a free kick in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuan Jian Hai got free with Jussef Zemmamouche in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mohammed Matoub might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilfredo Heli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohammed Matoub ran back to his position shaking his head. 26 minutes into the match, Qatar Dust Kickers's Soltani Drid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilfredo Heli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th match minute, Qatar Dust Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fergani Dahleb to maneuver through the defense. Wilfredo Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soltani Drid in the 28th minute of the match. Wilfredo Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soltani Drid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30thth minute of the game Soltani Drid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Unión CF's Wilfredo Heli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Qatar Dust Kickers's Soltani Drid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilfredo Heli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jussef Zemmamouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Cheng Kang in the 34th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soltani Drid in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilfredo Heli saved Real Unión CF from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soltani Drid in the 36th minute of play forced Real Unión CF's goalkeeper Wilfredo Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th match minute, Qatar Dust Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Soltani Drid to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 39 minutes into the game, when Abdelhamid Reda Madouni put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Qatar Dust Kickers fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Jussef Zemmamouche had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Cebo Segura's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 42 played minutes Real Unión CF got a freekick which was hit by Sven Zollinger. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Soltani Drid to strike the kick off in the second half. Soltani Drid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Wilfredo Heli made a huge save. Qatar Dust Kickers were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Real Unión CF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abdellah Kader took the corner. The corner led to Qatar Dust Kickers's Mohammed Matoub getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 58 minutes into the game, Real Unión CF's Liu Cheng Kang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jussef Zemmamouche made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 60th minute, Soltani Drid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Qatar Dust Kickers's Jussef Zemmamouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Cheng Kang in the 61st minute of play. Wilfredo Heli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fergani Dahleb went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 65th minute, Abdel Karim Mansouri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Sven Zollinger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Unión CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Jussef Zemmamouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Amurrio in the 74th minute of the match. Jussef Zemmamouche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aquiles Amurrio went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 80 minutes into the game, Aquiles Amurrio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Jussef Zemmamouche was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 85 minutes, Liu Cheng Kang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Unión CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Liu Cheng Kang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 88th minute Liu Cheng Kang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jussef Zemmamouche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soltani Drid in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilfredo Heli saved Real Unión CF from getting behind. Soltani Drid in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wilfredo Heli, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 94 minutes into the match, Soltani Drid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilfredo Heli. Real Unión CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Soltani Drid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Real Unión CF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.