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Match Report
Horsham
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hamad Al Bloshi made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Horsham's Fuad Shamsah got a free kick in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Hamad Al Bloshi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mansour Kamal was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After 7 played minutes Swinton United got a freekick which was hit by Bahaa Al Mehana. Rashed Al Mahmed kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Mahdi Al Hadad took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Aws Al Mehana to make any attempt to save it. Aws Al Mehana stood somewhat misplaced when Mahdi Al Hadad came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 21 minute. A hard shot 26 in the game by Rida Al Ghanem from a close distance when the talented Aws Al Mehana managed to make a qualified save. Swinton United's players were relieved. Hamad Al Bloshi might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mansour Kamal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamad Al Bloshi ran back to his position shaking his head. Mansour Kamal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamad Al Bloshi in the 32nd minute of the match. When Sanad Al Attar fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Horsham's protests and gave Sanad Al Attar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Horsham's Sanad Al Attar got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Hamad Al Bloshi took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mansour Kamal. Mansour Kamal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Horsham's zone, Hamad Al Bloshi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mansour Kamal came out of the goal and Hamad Al Bloshi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Bahaa Al Mehana got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mahdi Al Hadad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mahdi Al Hadad in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aws Al Mehana saved Swinton United from getting behind. Rida Al Ghanem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sanad Al Attar got his second yellow card in the match during the 62nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Sanad Al Attar kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Hamad Al Bloshi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Mansour Kamal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Nemir Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rida Al Ghanem in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aws Al Mehana saved Swinton United from getting behind. When Rida Al Ghanem came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Horsham 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 Rida Al Ghanem couldn't finish the play. If Rida Al Ghanem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahdi Al Hadad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aws Al Mehana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rida Al Ghanem went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Marzoq Shabakhoh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Mansour Kamal made a huge save. 96 minutes into the match, Rida Al Ghanem notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Swinton United's Aws Al Mehana. Aws Al Mehana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Horsham were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Swinton United for a fine match.
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