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Spectators: 8844 (Terracing: 6500, Seating: 2158, VIP seats: 186) 4 minutes into the match, MCFC ᴳ⁸³'s goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Al Wazan came free, but Roger Hermes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marciano Macon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luai Bo Abbas came out and tried to block the shot, but Marciano Macon slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Motlaq Al Hammady in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Hermes saved MCFC ᴳ⁸³ from getting behind. 15 minutes into the match, Motlaq Al Hammady had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roger Hermes. MCFC ᴳ⁸³'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Motlaq Al Hammady was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Motlaq Al Hammady recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roger Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khaled Al Wazan in the 23rd minute of play. Roger Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Motlaq Al Hammady in the 24th minute of the match. Roger Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Motlaq Al Hammady, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hao Jian in the 26th minute of play forced COBRA FC ™'s goalkeeper Luai Bo Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luai Bo Abbas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Macon, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. A collision led to MCFC ᴳ⁸³ getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Roger Pullen hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Spiros Nikolakopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roger Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khaled Al Wazan, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdullah Al Hajri in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Hermes saved MCFC ᴳ⁸³ from getting behind. Roger Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Motlaq Al Hammady, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Marciano Macon made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, MCFC ᴳ⁸³'s Roger Pullen seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roger Pullen the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of MCFC ᴳ⁸³ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roger Pullen had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 54 minutes into the game, one of MCFC ᴳ⁸³:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Roger Hermes, was totally fooled by COBRA FC ™'s Motlaq Al Hammady, who 56 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Khaled Al Wazan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, MCFC ᴳ⁸³'s goal looked a bit too open when Motlaq Al Hammady came free, but Roger Hermes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Khaled Al Wazan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roger Hermes. Khaled Al Wazan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. If Marciano Macon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Macon in the 82nd minute of play forced COBRA FC ™'s goalkeeper Luai Bo Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Seraj Bo Resley fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MCFC ᴳ⁸³'s protests and gave Seraj Bo Resley a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Seraj Bo Resley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khaled Al Wazan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roger Hermes. MCFC ᴳ⁸³'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 87th match minute, COBRA FC ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khaled Al Wazan to maneuver through the defense. Rida Al Hajri kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute of the match, Motlaq Al Hammady got a very nice opportunity to score, but Roger Hermes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 93rd minute, Rida Al Hajri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 97 minutes into the match, COBRA FC ™'s Abdullah Al Hajri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roger Hermes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The COBRA FC ™ 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.