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Match Report
Reach
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cleobury Mortimer's Meqdad Al Hadhod started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Jaffer Al Bahar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waleed Al Azmi was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. Barrak Al Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anas Al Ghanem having to interfere. Meqdad Al Hadhod struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Anas Al Ghanem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cleobury Mortimer. Barrak Al Ali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Anas Al Ghanem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dhari Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sayer Al Wazan during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th minute, Sayer Al Wazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 27 minutes, Jaffer Al Bahar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaffer Al Bahar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Khalel Al Azmi during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Khalel Al Azmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anas Al Ghanem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Meqdad Al Hadhod in the 32nd minute of play. Meqdad Al Hadhod received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Anas Al Ghanem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
The wind increased when Jaffer Al Bahar made the kick off in the second half. Barrak Al Ali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Anas Al Ghanem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barrak Al Ali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Cleobury Mortimer's Meqdad Al Hadhod sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anas Al Ghanem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdul Mohsen Al Dekhel during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th minute, Abdul Mohsen Al Dekhel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Jaffer Al Bahar 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. Reach's Khalel Al Azmi got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cleobury Mortimer's goalkeeper Waleed Al Azmi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Barrak Al Ali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Meqdad Al Hadhod in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anas Al Ghanem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 84 minutes into the match, Cleobury Mortimer's Meqdad Al Hadhod sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anas Al Ghanem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Jaffer Al Bahar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waleed Al Azmi. Cleobury Mortimer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaffer Al Bahar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 94 minutes of play, Reach's Dhari Hayat made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waleed Al Azmi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cleobury Mortimer's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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