Friendly League

Estadio Trampa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abel Frichoso started the match with the kick off. Anacleto Firme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhari Al Sherazi in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Baqer Al Najdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anacleto Firme was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. If Jesus Telmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltasar Arnalt hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Hook City's Shaker Al Ajmi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Trampa. Dhari Al Sherazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anacleto Firme having to interfere. Dhari Al Sherazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anacleto Firme having to interfere. Ayman Al Sarraf charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ayman Al Sarraf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Ayman Al Sarraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Hook City's Mazen Al Banai got control of the ball when Atilano Uhin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anacleto Firme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dhari Al Sherazi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. After 42 minutes, Yazeed Al Hindi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hook City and the Trampa players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Trampa booed when Hook City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yazeed Al Hindi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abel Frichoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Uriel Lastur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Mazen Al Banai made a huge save. After 49 played minutes Hook City got a freekick which was hit by Ayman Al Sarraf. Mazen Al Banai acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 50th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Virgilio Tabor. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shaker Al Ajmi was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes Trampa got a freekick which was hit by Uriel Lastur. The audience was convinced that Baqer Al Najdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anacleto Firme was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. If Baqer Al Najdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute Atilano Uhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazen Al Banai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Trampa's Jesus Telmo got a free kick in the 60th minute. Dhari Al Sherazi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Anacleto Firme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Atilano Uhin fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trampa's protests and gave Atilano Uhin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Atilano Uhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, Hook City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramadan Ghadhanfer to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Dhari Al Sherazi took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Anacleto Firme to make any attempt to save it. Anacleto Firme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dhari Al Sherazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Abel Frichoso kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Mazen Al Banai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilano Uhin in the 85th minute of play. When Shaker Al Ajmi came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Hook City 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 Shaker Al Ajmi couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Abel Frichoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trampa's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Frichoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mazen Al Banai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 96 minutes, Jesus Telmo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trampa and the Hook City players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, Trampa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Telmo to maneuver through the defense. Hook City's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.