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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hamzah Khorshed made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th match minute, Alwahda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Othman Al Sharah to maneuver through the defense. Patryk Owsiak came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Al Ain's Seraj Al Kandere. But to his dismay, Seraj Al Kandere quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Al Ain's Msaed Shalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jalal Al Rodhan in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamzah Khorshed in the 16th minute of play forced Al Ain's goalkeeper Msaed Shalan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamdan Al Banai hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Farooq Al Abdullah during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alwahda FC! A collision led to Alwahda FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Hamdan Al Banai hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Rajab Al Sallal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nabel Al Naqi during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes Al Ain got a freekick which was hit by Nabel Al Naqi. Msaed Shalan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jalal Al Rodhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Meqdad Taiban 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. Mohammad Al Srae hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Seraj Al Kandere could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Patryk Owsiak however easily saved by the left post. Wael Al Towatan charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wael Al Towatan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Alwahda FC booed when Al Ain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wael Al Towatan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Msaed Shalan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamzah Khorshed in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nabel Al Naqi made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Al Ain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaqoot Al Saleh to maneuver through the defense. Msaed Shalan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Meqdad Taiban in the 54th minute of play. Meqdad Taiban blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Msaed Shalan having to make a save. The supporters of Alwahda FC booed when Al Ain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morad Al Jalahma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Al Ain's Msaed Shalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jalal Al Rodhan in the 60th minute of play. Saed Al Hindi's late challenge caught a Alwahda FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saed Al Hindi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Saed Al Hindi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamzah Khorshed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Msaed Shalan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meqdad Taiban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Msaed Shalan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nabel Al Naqi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patryk Owsiak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Al Ain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fadhel Al Bloshi in the 89th minute. Al Ain's Fadhel Al Bloshi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Patryk Owsiak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With his leg Msaed Shalan managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Alwahda FC's Hamzah Khorshed fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Jalal Al Rodhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Many of Alwahda FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Alwahda FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Al Ain were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.