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Kite Beach
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fawzy Al Sharah got the match started through his kick off. If Gibrel Taqi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the game, Ghanim Al Amer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Adnan Al Motar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Al Jazira Club - UAE's Nader Al Herz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Al Jazira Club - UAE from getting a goal against them. When Jamal Sarkhoh came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Al Jazira Club - UAE 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 Jamal Sarkhoh couldn't finish the play. Nader Al Herz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hani Al Hashash, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute Hani Al Hashash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nader Al Herz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hani Al Hashash in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nader Al Herz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the game, Gibrel Taqi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Nader Al Herz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute Hani Al Hashash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nader Al Herz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yousef Al Attar hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. If Fawzy Al Sharah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Al Jazira Club - UAE getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Aws Al Banwan hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Hani Al Hashash got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Farooq Al Muwail kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Al Jazira Club - UAE's Nader Al Herz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hani Al Hashash in the 40th minute of play. Nader Al Herz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hani Al Hashash, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Nader Al Herz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hani Al Hashash, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hani Al Hashash was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, SALT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hussain Shadad to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the match, SALT's Gibrel Taqi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nader Al Herz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Hani Al Hashash managed to get in a good position for a shot. SALT's supporters rose to their feet, but Hani Al Hashash was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nader Al Herz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the game, Salah Al Homaithe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Nader Al Herz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gibrel Taqi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Al Jazira Club - UAE's Nader Al Herz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hani Al Hashash in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hani Al Hashash in the 81st minute of play forced Al Jazira Club - UAE's goalkeeper Nader Al Herz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SALT's Adnan Al Motar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fawzy Al Sharah in the 82nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Fawzy Al Sharah put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Adnan Al Motar. The supporters of SALT booed when Al Jazira Club - UAE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahmoud Al Ammar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gibrel Taqi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute Hani Al Hashash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nader Al Herz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chants of Al Jazira Club - UAE echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as SALT had held the ball for most of the match.