Official Cup

Arena Muratt
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Acácio Sanches kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, ALTHENTIC F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Edrees Al Najdi came free, but Túlio Cerezo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ALTHENTIC F.C's Leopoldo Mineiro got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, ALTHENTIC F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Rahman Al Youha came free, but Túlio Cerezo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edrees Al Najdi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 7 minutes into the match. The supporters of ALTHENTIC F.C booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edrees Al Najdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Saif Abo Al Hasan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Abdul Rahman Al Youha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Túlio Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, ALTHENTIC F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Saif Abo Al Hasan came free, but Túlio Cerezo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Saif Abo Al Hasan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Túlio Cerezo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Saif Abo Al Hasan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Túlio Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakem Khorshed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Abdul Rahman Al Youha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Túlio Cerezo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saif Abo Al Hasan in the 37th minute of play forced ALTHENTIC F.C's goalkeeper Túlio Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Abdul Rahman Al Youha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdul Rahman Al Youha made a kick off. Basem Al Baghli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Abdul Rahman Al Youha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Túlio Cerezo. That made the score 0-3 in the 55 minute of play. Vágner de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. When Yaqoub Bo Resley came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Golden Tigers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yaqoub Bo Resley couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute Acácio Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aadil Al Harban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Sanches in the 70th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Aadil Al Harban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Abdul Rahman Al Youha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Túlio Cerezo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 76th minute, Vágner de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Basem Al Baghli. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when ALTHENTIC F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Golden Tigers were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after ALTHENTIC F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yaqoub Bo Resley took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Yaqoub Bo Resley got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Túlio Cerezo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Acácio Sanches hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After 86 played minutes ALTHENTIC F.C got a freekick which was hit by Vágner de Castro. In the 87th minute, Yaqoub Bo Resley got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in ALTHENTIC F.C's zone, Saif Abo Al Hasan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Cerezo came out of the goal and Saif Abo Al Hasan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The ALTHENTIC F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Golden Tigers were clearly better and deserved to take the win.