League

Diamond Arena
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6125, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mohammad Taiban made the kick off which started today's match. Haitham Al Fadhalah kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Rashed Al Khobaize's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osama Al Qattan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Rashed Al Khobaize fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osama Al Qattan having to interfere. Hatta Club 1981's Osama Al Qattan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Hatta Club 1981 from getting a goal against them. 20 minutes into the match, Hatta Club 1981's goal looked a bit too open when Sajid Dehrab came free, but Osama Al Qattan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osama Al Qattan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rashed Al Khobaize in the 25th minute. Bashar Al Ajmi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haitham Al Fadhalah went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Ajman Sport Club getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Yaqoub Abo Al Hasan hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Rashed Al Khobaize notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Hatta Club 1981's Osama Al Qattan. Osama Al Qattan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sajid Dehrab fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ajman Sport Club's protests and gave Sajid Dehrab a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hatta Club 1981 booed when Ajman Sport Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sajid Dehrab didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Ajman Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Taiban came free, but Bashar Al Ajmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Rashed Al Khobaize managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ajman Sport Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Rashed Al Khobaize was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osama Al Qattan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rashed Al Khobaize made a kick off. Osama Al Qattan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rashed Al Khobaize, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute, Mohammad Taiban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hatta Club 1981 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a rather tough play, Ajman Sport Club's Tamem Al Zamel got a free kick in the 58th minute. Hatta Club 1981's Mohammad Taiban got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Sajid Dehrab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 63 played minutes Hatta Club 1981 got a freekick which was hit by Hussain Bo Hamad. In the 65th minute Rashed Al Khobaize 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. When Mohammad Taiban came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Hatta Club 1981 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mohammad Taiban couldn't finish the play. Bashar Al Ajmi made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Sayer Al Jarah sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Fawzy Abo Al Hasan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Arrese charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Arrese the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes Hatta Club 1981 got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Arrese. 84 minutes into the match, Rashed Al Khobaize had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osama Al Qattan. Hatta Club 1981's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rashed Al Khobaize was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. A collision led to Ajman Sport Club getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Yaqoub Abo Al Hasan hit a great ball. After 92 played minutes Ajman Sport Club got a freekick which was hit by Fawzy Abo Al Hasan. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.