League

Al-Nahyan
Spectators: 9380 (Terracing: 7037, Seating: 2157, VIP seats: 186) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saleh Al Dabos took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salah Al Sarraf got free with Eriberto Amorim in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Fayez Al Hadad got a free kick in the 5th minute. David Drent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saleh Al Dabos in the 9th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Sharf Al Sharah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al Whada FC and the Al Shabab Al Arabi Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Al Whada FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Sharf Al Sharah hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the game, Eshaq Abol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eriberto Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eriberto Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aadil Al Balool, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sharf Al Sharah in the 23rd minute of the match. Eriberto Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salah Al Sarraf went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. David Drent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalefa Al Srae in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Aadil Al Balool shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th match minute, Al Whada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sharf Al Sharah to maneuver through the defense. David Drent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saleh Al Dabos, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. David Drent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saleh Al Dabos in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Al Whada FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Sharf Al Sharah hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

David Drent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esmael Al Jalahma in the 51st minute of play. Eriberto Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aadil Al Balool in the 53rd minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's goal looked a bit too open when Salah Al Sarraf came free, but Eriberto Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saleh Al Dabos got free with David Drent in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Saleh Al Dabos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving David Drent. That made the score 2-2 in the 65 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Fakher Dashti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of David Drent. That made the score 2-3 after 69 minutes of play. Salah Al Sarraf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Eriberto Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saleh Al Dabos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but David Drent made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Awwad Al Ansari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, Salah Al Sarraf notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Al Shabab Al Arabi Club's Eriberto Amorim. Eriberto Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 82 played minutes Al Shabab Al Arabi Club got a freekick which was hit by Mahmoud Abo Al Hasan. David Drent took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saleh Al Dabos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 94 minutes on the clock, Fayez Al Hadad commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Al Shabab Al Arabi Club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Al Whada FC:s goal. The Al Whada FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.