Friendly League

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bobby Abreu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Real Marabino's goal looked a bit too open when Saif Abo Al Hasan came free, but Ibon Toraño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Golden Tigers defense, Arixo Aponte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mortada Al Ansari. The Golden Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mortada Al Ansari should have stopped the shot. Esam Al Hashash kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A hard shot by Arixo Aponte from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Mortada Al Ansari's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ibon Toraño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shehab Abol in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Golden Tigers were awarded a corner. Shaker Hayat went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Golden Tigers's corner Shaker Hayat fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ibon Toraño quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bobby Abreu got free with Mortada Al Ansari in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 17 minutes, Martin Porquera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Marabino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Porquera 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 23rd minute, Bobby Abreu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mortada Al Ansari was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 32 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Shehab Abol. Mortada Al Ansari didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Real Marabino's Bobby Abreu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 44 minutes into the game, Martin Porquera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Mortada Al Ansari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saif Abo Al Hasan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Real Marabino getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Blas Arrazola hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Shehab Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Tigers's supporters rose to their feet, but Shehab Abol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ibon Toraño breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute, Arixo Aponte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mortada Al Ansari was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Marabino's goalkeeper Ibon Toraño, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Golden Tigers's Mortada Al Ansari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kinsen Aguinagalde in the 63rd minute of play. Mortada Al Ansari stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kinsen Aguinagalde's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Real Marabino's Ibon Toraño got control of the ball when Saif Abo Al Hasan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mortada Al Ansari came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Real Marabino's Bobby Abreu. But to his dismay, Bobby Abreu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Real Marabino's Ekain Porlier was substituted for Mambru Fontoya. Real Marabino made a substitution. Bautista Govantes replaced Arixo Aponte. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bobby Abreu in the 78th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Mortada Al Ansari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Bobby Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mortada Al Ansari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Shehab Abol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bobby Abreu in the 79th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Mortada Al Ansari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Ekain Porlier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mortada Al Ansari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mortada Al Ansari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bobby Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Bautista Govantes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Marabino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 87 minutes into the match, Khalaf Kakoli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ibon Toraño, 8-1. In the 91st match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eesa Al Hashash to maneuver through the defense.