Prized/Friendly Cup

Holmbush House
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charis Vlastaras got the match started through his kick off. Glastonbury's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Charis Vlastaras 3 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After having played for 6 minutes, Nabel Al Naqi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glastonbury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nabel Al Naqi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Msaed Shalan was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Henry Soussan. In the last second Msaed Shalan throw himself and got hold of the ball when Charis Vlastaras in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 10 minutes Glastonbury's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Henry Soussan who took care of the corner kick. Henry Soussan made a great header on Whity Pool United's corner, it was just that Glastonbury's Msaed Shalan managed to reach the ball for a save. Glastonbury's Msaed Shalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Syd Ely in the 15th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Charis Vlastaras kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Msaed Shalan. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nabel Al Naqi in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Melani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jaber Al Motar hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Glastonbury's Msaed Shalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wesley Nicholson in the 22nd minute of play. Msaed Shalan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Nicholson in the 24th minute of play. Msaed Shalan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charis Vlastaras in the 28th minute. Angelo Melani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nabel Al Naqi in the 30th minute of the match. Angelo Melani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seraj Al Kandere's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Angelo Melani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabel Al Naqi in the 34th minute of play. Charis Vlastaras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Msaed Shalan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd play minute Wesley Nicholson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Msaed Shalan. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seraj Al Kandere in the 46th minute of play forced Whity Pool United's goalkeeper Angelo Melani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nabel Al Naqi to make the kick off. Msaed Shalan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charis Vlastaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute Wesley Nicholson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Msaed Shalan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Msaed Shalan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Syd Ely in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th match minute, Glastonbury was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaqoot Al Saleh to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th match minute, Glastonbury was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jalal Jiragh to maneuver through the defense. After taking down the ball on Glastonbury's corner Fadhel Al Bloshi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Angelo Melani quite easily take care of the ball. Whity Pool United were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Glastonbury's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Henry Soussan took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seraj Al Kandere in the 69th minute of play forced Whity Pool United's goalkeeper Angelo Melani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Nabel Al Naqi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Melani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Msaed Shalan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waclaw Kaczanek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seraj Al Kandere kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Msaed Shalan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charis Vlastaras in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Wesley Nicholson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Whity Pool United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Msaed Shalan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Syd Ely, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Melani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabel Al Naqi in the 95th minute of play. Msaed Shalan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Syd Ely, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Whity Pool United support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.