Hook
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Derar Al Khames started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot by Doaej Abol from long distance, 3 minutes into the match, got Jaber Al Ajmi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 5 minutes into the game, Ghasan Al Sallal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Altrincham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hook the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, Hook's Ebrahem Kamal tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Yahya Al Ajmi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jaber Al Ajmi made a huge save. After 12 minutes, Derar Al Khames made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hook's Naji Al Saffar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ayoob Al Jalahma kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Ayman Al Khars might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jaber Al Ajmi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ayman Al Khars ran back to his position shaking his head. Yahya Al Ajmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hook's Yahya Al Ajmi got a free kick in the 31st minute. When Derar Al Khames came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Altrincham 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 Derar Al Khames couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Oun Al Wazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayman Al Khars in the 36th minute of play forced Altrincham's goalkeeper Jaber Al Ajmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yahya Al Ajmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Jaber Al Ajmi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 41 minutes, Yahya Al Ajmi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hook's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yahya Al Ajmi 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 43rd minute, Yahya Al Ajmi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaber Al Ajmi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After having played for 47 minutes, Hussain Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hook's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hussain 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 fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
In the 52nd match minute, Altrincham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shaheen Al Hajri to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayman Al Khars in the 59th minute of play forced Altrincham's goalkeeper Jaber Al Ajmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Derar Al Khames recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aqel Al Youha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naji Al Saffar having to interfere. Jaber Al Ajmi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayman Al Khars, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaber Al Ajmi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yahya Al Ajmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 75 played minutes Hook got a freekick which was hit by Ebrahem Kamal. Aqel Al Youha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Naji Al Saffar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aqel Al Youha in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Hook got a freekick which was hit by Doaej Abol. In the 90th minute, Ayman Al Khars made a precise shot to the right of Jaber Al Ajmi. Altrincham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 93 minutes, Hussain Abol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hook and the Altrincham players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hook's Hussain Abol got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Naji Al Saffar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Derar Al Khames's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Hook were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Altrincham for a fine match.
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