League

Glastonbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aesem Al Baghli kicked off to start the match. When Saed Al Hindi fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Al Ain's protests and gave Saed Al Hindi a yellow card for diving instead. Saed Al Hindi hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Aesem Al Baghli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesar Galoer was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Seraj Al Kandere kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 18thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Gulf Heroes T.N.A's keeper Cesar Galoer was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Msaed Shalan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ameer Al Muwail in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Al Ain's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yazeed Hayat was slow to take the kick. During this time Gulf Heroes T.N.A's players had a chance to rest. If Aesem Al Baghli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fahad Al Ansari charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fahad Al Ansari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes Gulf Heroes T.N.A got a freekick which was hit by Fahad Al Ansari. The audience was convinced that Aesem Al Baghli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesar Galoer was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Yazeed Hayat hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Seraj Al Kandere could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Cesar Galoer made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seraj Al Kandere got free with Cesar Galoer in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basem Al Hashash made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Al Ain's zone, Basem Al Hashash stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Msaed Shalan came out of the goal and Basem Al Hashash tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th match minute, Gulf Heroes T.N.A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Majed Jiragh to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Gulf Heroes T.N.A's goal looked a bit too open when Aesem Al Baghli came free, but Cesar Galoer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaber Al Motar kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Basem Al Hashash kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Seraj Al Kandere in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesar Galoer saved Gulf Heroes T.N.A from getting behind. Khalefa Al Sharah kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Seraj Al Kandere put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cesar Galoer. Cesar Galoer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seraj Al Kandere, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute Aesem Al Baghli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesar Galoer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Anas Al Balool was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gulf Heroes T.N.A's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al Ain the free kick. Anas Al Balool hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Cesar Galoer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aesem Al Baghli in the 93rd minute of the match. Aesem Al Baghli charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aesem Al Baghli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Al Ain getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Aesem Al Baghli hit a great ball. Al Ain were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gulf Heroes T.N.A for a fine match.