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Match Report
Whitechapel
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eyad Shamsah kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Rajab Al Shati put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Faisal Al Enzi. After 8 played minutes Whitechapel got a freekick which was hit by Gawhar Al Rifaee. Esam Al Bloshi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jalal Al Mothaf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Faisal Al Enzi made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Rajab Al Shati sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Nunthorpe's Salah Ghadhanfer got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Rajab Al Shati got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nunthorpe's Faisal Al Enzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Nunthorpe from getting a goal against them. When Malik Al Qatam fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Whitechapel's protests and gave Malik Al Qatam a yellow card for diving instead. After 22 played minutes Whitechapel got a freekick which was hit by Malik Al Qatam. After 23 played minutes Nunthorpe got a freekick which was hit by Nemir Al Matrok. Rajab Al Shati in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Faisal Al Enzi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rajab Al Shati struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Faisal Al Enzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Whitechapel. In the 33rd minute Sayer Al Habshi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faisal Al Enzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Sayer Al Habshi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Nunthorpe's Faisal Al Enzi. Faisal Al Enzi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Morad Al Bana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Whitechapel getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Malik Al Qatam hit a great ball. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Whitechapel's goalkeeper Esam Al Bloshi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.
The wind increased when Sayer Al Habshi made the kick off in the second half. If Sayer Al Habshi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the game, Fadhel Al Holey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nunthorpe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Whitechapel the free kick. A collision led to Nunthorpe getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Fadhel Al Holey hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayer Al Habshi in the 66th minute of play forced Nunthorpe's goalkeeper Faisal Al Enzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes Nunthorpe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gawhar Al Rifaee who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Othman Al Ateqi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Faisal Al Enzi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rajab Al Shati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute, Sayer Al Habshi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Faisal Al Enzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Faisal Al Enzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sayer Al Habshi in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eyad Shamsah in the 79th minute of play forced Whitechapel's goalkeeper Esam Al Bloshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Salah Ghadhanfer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Whitechapel's Rajab Al Shati got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rajab Al Shati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Faisal Al Enzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esam Al Bloshi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eyad Shamsah went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Whitechapel's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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