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Hazza bin Zayed
Spectators: 9313 (Terracing: 6986, Seating: 2142, VIP seats: 185) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saleh Al Dabos kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim got control of the ball when Lafi Al Mosawe tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 4 minutes, Fakher Dashti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al Shabab Al Arabi Club and the Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fakher Dashti kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Eyad Al Asuosi charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eyad Al Asuosi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hamdan Ashkanani charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamdan Ashkanani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club! After 18 minutes of play Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Hamdan Ashkanani was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 20 minutes into the match, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's goalkeeper Eriberto Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mosaed Al Sohali. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sari Bo Hamad in the 21st minute of play forced Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's goalkeeper Eriberto Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim got control of the ball when Shaker Al Abdullah tried to sneak it across the goal line. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Al Shabab Al Arabi Club from getting a goal against them. After 24 played minutes Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC got a freekick which was hit by Shaker Al Abdullah. After 25 played minutes Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC got a freekick which was hit by Hamzah Bo Abbas. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's goalkeeper Eriberto Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 31 played minutes Al Shabab Al Arabi Club got a freekick which was hit by Fakher Dashti. With a little luck, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim got control of the ball when Mosaed Al Sohali tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Sari Bo Hamad took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Eriberto Amorim to make any attempt to save it. Edrees Al Hashash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Tolek Owsiak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basel Al Sharaf's late challenge caught a Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basel Al Sharaf helped the player get up and apologised. Basel Al Sharaf hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Mamon Al Habshi charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mamon Al Habshi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eriberto Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mosaed Al Sohali in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's Hamzah Bo Abbas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eriberto Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. A collision led to Al Shabab Al Arabi Club getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Basel Al Sharaf hit a great ball. When Sari Bo Hamad came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC 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 Sari Bo Hamad couldn't finish the play. Eriberto Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shaker Al Abdullah, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 61 played minutes Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Edrees Al Hashash stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Tolek Owsiak stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC of the goal. Sari Bo Hamad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Khalefa Al Srae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fakher Dashti in the 73rd minute of play forced Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's goalkeeper Tolek Owsiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Fakher Dashti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tolek Owsiak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. A collision led to Al Shabab Al Arabi Club getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Mahmoud Abo Al Hasan hit a great ball. Eriberto Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shaker Al Abdullah, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamzah Bo Abbas in the 92nd minute of play. Ras al-Jaima Al Ain FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.