Official Cup

Golden Palace
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saif Abo Al Hasan took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Victorica AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hakem Al Attar came free, but Bruno Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 6 minutes, Shehab Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golden Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shehab Abol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 8 minutes, Basem Al Baghli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden Tigers and the Victorica AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 10 minutes into the game, Sari Al Rifaee threw the ball into play from the sideline. Victorica AFC's Bartolo Fernado quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Victorica AFC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Lorenzo Hulberto hit a great ball. Victorica AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Shaker Hayat 17 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the 21st minute, Basem Al Baghli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Justo Bero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match Shaker Hayat sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bruno Munio skillfully saved the ball. Saif Abo Al Hasan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Bruno Munio made a huge save. In the 28th match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eesa Al Hashash to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saif Abo Al Hasan got free with Bruno Munio in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shehab Abol got free with Bruno Munio in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Saif Abo Al Hasan made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Munio. Victorica AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Mortada Al Ansari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolo Fernado in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Khalaf Kakoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Munio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes Victorica AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shaker Hayat who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Victorica AFC's goalie and right to Mortada Al Khames. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Victorica AFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Saif Abo Al Hasan scored 3-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Munio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Pastor Intxixu made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Shaker Hayat got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Shehab Abol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Munio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Victorica AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Shaker Hayat came free, but Bruno Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Diaz's late challenge caught a Golden Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rene Diaz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Victorica AFC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rene Diaz hit a great ball. Victorica AFC's Bruno Munio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shaker Hayat in the 67th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Shaker Hayat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Munio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Shehab Abol hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Bruno Munio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shehab Abol, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 74 minutes into the game, Pastor Intxixu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Victorica AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. Pastor Intxixu hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Bruno Munio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saif Abo Al Hasan in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shehab Abol in the 80th minute of play forced Victorica AFC's goalkeeper Bruno Munio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saif Abo Al Hasan in the 83rd minute of play forced Victorica AFC's goalkeeper Bruno Munio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Munio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalaf Kakoli in the 84th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Victorica AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Khalaf Kakoli came free, but Bruno Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Eesa Al Hashash got a free kick in the 86th minute. Bruno Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalaf Kakoli in the 88th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Khalaf Kakoli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Munio. Victorica AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Khalaf Kakoli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Victorica AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Golden Tigers.