Friendly League

Hook Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) When the match had been going on for 4 minutes, Hook City's Shaker Al Ajmi got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Donovan Overton. After having played for 8 minutes, Dhari Al Sherazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hook City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dhari Al Sherazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeff Ott kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match, Shaker Al Ajmi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Donovan Overton was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Merle Wilhelm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the match, FC Figari's goal looked a bit too open when Dhari Al Sherazi came free, but Donovan Overton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Baqer Al Najdi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC Figari's Donovan Overton. Donovan Overton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Dhari Al Sherazi took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Donovan Overton to make any attempt to save it. Shaker Al Ajmis short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Donovan Overton to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Hook City's Yazeed Al Hindi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Donovan Overton. That made the score 4-0 after 26 minutes of play. Donovan Overton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dhari Al Sherazi's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Alejandro Toney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 40 in the game by Shaker Al Ajmi from a close distance when the talented Donovan Overton managed to make a qualified save. FC Figari's players were relieved. If Shaker Al Ajmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Merle Wilhelm to make the kick off. When Yazeed Al Hindi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd 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 Yazeed Al Hindi couldn't finish the play. Donovan Overton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaker Al Ajmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donovan Overton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaker Al Ajmi in the 53rd minute of the match. Dhari Al Sherazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donovan Overton having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Dhari Al Sherazi notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of FC Figari's Donovan Overton. Donovan Overton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Hook City booed when FC Figari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Merle Wilhelm didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rdth minute of the game Shaker Al Ajmi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Figari's Donovan Overton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Merle Wilhelm struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Mazen Al Banai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Figari. Sanad Shams charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sanad Shams the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hook City's Sanad Shams got a free kick in the 76th minute. Scot Carlisle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazen Al Banai having to interfere. When Shaker Al Ajmi fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hook City's protests and gave Shaker Al Ajmi a yellow card for diving instead. Shaker Al Ajmi kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Ayman Al Sarraf hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Merle Wilhelm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazen Al Banai having to interfere. Mazen Al Banai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeff Ott in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Dhari Al Sherazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donovan Overton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Figari players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hook City.