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Al Hamriya Sports CS
Spectators: 9206 (Terracing: 6906, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) Salam Al Hashash made the kick off and thus started the match. Salam Al Hashash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute of the game, Monther Al Ateqi landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Sulaiman Al Hindi fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wroxham's protests and gave Sulaiman Al Hindi a yellow card for diving instead. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain made a substitution. Maitham Al Balool replaced Monther Al Ateqi. The supporters of Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain booed when Wroxham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sulaiman Al Hindi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wroxham's Fared Shrean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Wroxham from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Khalaf Al Herz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fared Shrean was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's Yasser Shadad got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's goal looked a bit too open when Nemir Taqi came free, but Yazeed Al Saleh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salam Al Hashash who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Fared Shrean when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Salam Al Hashash sped through Wroxham's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fared Shrean. A collision led to Wroxham getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Nader Al Homaithe hit a great ball. Salam Al Hashashs short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Fared Shrean to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 39th minute of the match Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain got a corner. Wroxham's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eshaq Al Khars ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Salam Al Hashash almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wroxham's Fared Shrean did a great save. Salam Al Hashash in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fared Shrean, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 44 minutes into the game, when Riad Abol put in a rough tackle. 44 minutes into the game, one of Wroxham:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eshaq Al Khars, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Wroxham's Fared Shrean. 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nader Al Homaithe to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's Raed Kakoli got a free kick in the 53rd minute. If Nader Al Homaithe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Salam Al Hashash had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fared Shrean stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salam Al Hashash's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 60th match minute, Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fahad Bo Hamad to maneuver through the defense. Nader Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Yazeed Al Saleh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salam Al Hashash in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fared Shrean prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Salam Al Hashash hit a great ball. Khalaf Al Herz might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fared Shrean. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Khalaf Al Herz ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salam Al Hashash in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fared Shrean saved Wroxham from getting behind. After 73 minutes Wroxham's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eshaq Al Khars who took care of the corner kick. Nabel Al Sarraf thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Fared Shrean, a very annoying self made goal in the 73rd minute which led to 4-0. When Khalaf Al Herz came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain 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 Khalaf Al Herz couldn't finish the play. If Salam Al Hashash had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fahad Bo Hamad in the 78th minute of play forced Wroxham's goalkeeper Fared Shrean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salam Al Hashash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Khalaf Al Herz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khalaf Al Herz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the game, Salam Al Hashash cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Fared Shrean was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wroxham's Fared Shrean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasser Shadad in the 92nd minute of play. Yasser Shadad might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fared Shrean. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yasser Shadad ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain were the better team. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.