League

Al Barsha Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Younis Al Homaithe made the kick off and thus started the match. Darweesh Dehrab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Younis Al Homaithe came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Al-Mnya Northleach 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 Younis Al Homaithe couldn't finish the play. If Mamdouh Shamsah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Younis Al Homaithe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fuad Al Khars having to make a save. Msaed Shrean made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Fuad Dashti sent off a good shot on target. Msaed Shrean was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mamdouh Shamsah showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Younis Al Homaithe in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fuad Al Khars saved Al Barsha from getting behind. In the 30th minute of the match Fuad Dashti shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Msaed Shrean showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Msaed Shrean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adem Al Bahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Younis Al Homaithe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fuad Al Khars showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Younis Al Homaithe in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mamdouh Shamsah made a kick off. Msaed Shrean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mamdouh Shamsah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes into the game, Fawaz Al Shati was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Al-Mnya Northleach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al Barsha the free kick. After 52 played minutes Al-Mnya Northleach got a freekick which was hit by Fawaz Al Shati. In the 53rd minute Sajid Al Dowaisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Msaed Shrean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Al Barsha getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Wael Bahroh hit a great ball. After 57 minutes of play, Al Barsha's Adem Al Bahar made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Msaed Shrean was left in no man's land by his defense there! 71 minutes into the match, Al-Mnya Northleach's goal looked a bit too open when Mamdouh Shamsah came free, but Msaed Shrean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emad Al Nasser during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emad Al Nasser kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 76 played minutes Al-Mnya Northleach got a freekick which was hit by Marzoq Al Sharaf. Msaed Shrean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mamdouh Shamsah in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sajid Al Dowaisan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Msaed Shrean was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Al-Mnya Northleach's Msaed Shrean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sajid Al Dowaisan in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sajid Al Dowaisan in the 86th minute of play forced Al-Mnya Northleach's goalkeeper Msaed Shrean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Sajid Al Dowaisan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Msaed Shrean was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 92 minutes into the match, Adem Al Bahar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Msaed Shrean. Al-Mnya Northleach's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adem Al Bahar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Al Barsha's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.