League

H B Rashid Stadium
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nabel Al Naqi started the match with the kick off. Msaed Shalan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haitham Al Fadhalah, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Msaed Shalan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarah Al Holey in the 7th minute of play. Haitham Al Fadhalah hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Al Ain's goalkeeper Msaed Shalan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Osama Al Qattan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seraj Al Kandere in the 19th minute of play. The supporters of Hatta Club 1981 booed when Al Ain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seraj Al Kandere didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Hatta Club 1981's Haitham Al Fadhalah got a free kick in the 24th minute. If Haitham Al Fadhalah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammad Taiban's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Msaed Shalan firmly grabbed it by the left post. Osama Al Qattan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seraj Al Kandere in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Mohammad 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. Jalal Jiragh kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Msaed Shalan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sayer Baroun in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Nabel Al Naqi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Osama Al Qattan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaber Al Motar during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Al Ain getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jaber Al Motar hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohammad Taiban in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Msaed Shalan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nabel Al Naqi in the 75th minute of play forced Hatta Club 1981's goalkeeper Osama Al Qattan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wael Al Towatan during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Al Ain's Wael Al Towatan got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute Nabel Al Naqi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osama Al Qattan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammad Taiban in the 85th minute of play forced Al Ain's goalkeeper Msaed Shalan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nabel Al Naqi took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Osama Al Qattan. Osama Al Qattan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Morad Al Jalahma kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The Al Ain players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.