League

Al-Nahyan
Spectators: 9345 (Terracing: 7010, Seating: 2149, VIP seats: 186) After having played for 2 minutes, Salah Al Sarraf managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Al Whada FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salah Al Sarraf was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aadil Al Balool fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karem Boften having to interfere. Aadil Al Balool did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Karem Boften 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aadil Al Balool in the 16th minute of play forced Bristol Totterdown's goalkeeper Karem Boften to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Awwad Al Ansari heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Karem Boften didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 22nd minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Fawzy Al Herz charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fawzy Al Herz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Bristol Totterdown's Fawzy Al Herz got a free kick in the 29th minute. Aadil Al Balool's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karem Boften read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Karem Boften stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sharf Al Sharah's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. If Moner Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aadil Al Balool sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaqoub Bo Shehri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Karem Boften made a huge save. Aadil Al Balool received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karem Boften came out and tried to block the shot, but Aadil Al Balool slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 42nd minute. Karem Boften showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aadil Al Balool in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aadil Al Balool was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Aadil Al Balool's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karem Boften was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. David Drent came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Bristol Totterdown's Kamal Al Mahmed. But to his dismay, Kamal Al Mahmed quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Waleed Al Abdullah kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Al Whada FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adem Al Besher in the 61st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bristol Totterdown's goalie and right to Awwad Al Ansari. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bristol Totterdown's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 61 played minutes Al Whada FC got a freekick which was hit by Awwad Al Ansari. 63 minutes into the game, Al Whada FC's Aadil Al Balool nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karem Boften made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. In the 65th match minute, Al Whada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adem Al Besher to maneuver through the defense. Waleed Al Abdullah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Aadil Al Balool had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karem Boften. Bristol Totterdown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aadil Al Balool was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Fawzy Al Herz got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Bristol Totterdown's Fawzy Al Herz got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 77 minutes, Aadil Al Balool made it 8-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bristol Totterdown's Karem Boften tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Karem Boften made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aadil Al Balool in the 81st minute of play. Bristol Totterdown's Karem Boften played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moner Hayat in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Salah Al Sarraf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karem Boften saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karem Boften showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aadil Al Balool, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Sharf Al Sharah scored 9-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karem Boften, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Al Whada FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Adem Al Besher hit a great ball. 92 minutes in the game Shaker Al Sallal after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved David Drent. A very good opportunity. 95 minutes into the match, Bristol Totterdown's goal looked a bit too open when Aadil Al Balool came free, but Karem Boften reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karem Boften showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sharf Al Sharah in the 96th minute of the match. Al Whada FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.