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Spectators: 9385 (Terracing: 7041,
Seating: 2158, VIP seats: 186) Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's Mosaed Al Sohali started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Sari Bo Hamad hit a great ball. Tolek Owsiak made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Moner Shrean sent off a good shot on target. fly Emirates's Awwad Al Mahmed played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamzah Bo Abbas in the 14th minute of play. Awwad Al Mahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamzah Bo Abbas in the 15th minute of play. Awwad Al Mahmed didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hamzah Bo Abbas went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute, Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's Oun Al Youha seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Oun Al Youha the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Oun Al Youha had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 27th minute Mansour Al Khobaize shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Awwad Al Mahmed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Awwad Al Mahmed stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamzah Bo Abbas's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's Hamzah Bo Abbas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mansour Al Khobaize in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Awwad Al Mahmed saved fly Emirates from getting behind. 39 minutes into the match, fly Emirates's goal looked a bit too open when Mansour Al Khobaize came free, but Awwad Al Mahmed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mansour Al Khobaize fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Awwad Al Mahmed having to interfere. fly Emirates's Awwad Al Mahmed played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamzah Bo Abbas in the 47th minute of play. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by fly Emirates's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sari Bo Hamad was slow to take the kick. During this time Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Sari Bo Hamad almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but fly Emirates's Awwad Al Mahmed did a great save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luai Al Amer made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Mansour Al Khobaize managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mansour Al Khobaize was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Awwad Al Mahmed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 54 played minutes fly Emirates got a freekick which was hit by Aamir Dashti. Masuod Al Holey hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's Tolek Owsiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luai Al Amer in the 60th minute of play. Shaker Al Abdullah kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the fly Emirates defense, Shaker Al Abdullah kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Awwad Al Mahmed. The fly Emirates fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Awwad Al Mahmed should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moner Shrean in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolek Owsiak saved Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Hamzah Bo Abbas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Awwad Al Mahmed, 1-4. Tolek Owsiak didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when fly Emirates's Moner Shrean shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's Tolek Owsiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moner Shrean in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 81 minutes, Luai Al Amer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. fly Emirates's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luai Al Amer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mansour Al Khobaize's late challenge caught a fly Emirates's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mansour Al Khobaize helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mansour Al Khobaize to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Abdul Mohsen Al Banwan hit a great ball. Mansour Al Khobaize received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Awwad Al Mahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Awwad Al Mahmed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansour Al Khobaize, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Mansour Al Khobaize received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Awwad Al Mahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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