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Sharjah Stadium
Spectators: 9398 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2161, VIP seats: 187) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bandar Taiban got the match started through his kick off. Qutada Al Mothaf kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Bandar Al Kandere charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bandar Al Kandere the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Khor Fakkan Sport & C C getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bandar Al Kandere hit a great ball. Sharjah FC's Ayman Jiragh shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Domenico Lampa but with some difficulty. Domenico Lampa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayman Jiragh, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 17thth minute of the game Shjae Al Muwail who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sharjah FC's Joop Minnen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute Khor Fakkan Sport & C C were awarded a corner. Habib Al Najdi went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Khor Fakkan Sport & C C's corner Habib Al Najdi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joop Minnen quite easily take care of the ball. Joop Minnen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shjae Al Muwail in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Shjae Al Muwail shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joop Minnen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joop Minnen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelnaser Dehrab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sayer Al Arbash kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Joop Minnen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tamem Hayat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Shjae Al Muwail shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joop Minnen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Emad Shabakhoh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ayman Jiragh hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abdelnaser Dehrab sped through Sharjah FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joop Minnen. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelnaser Dehrab was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goalkeeper Joop Minnen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tamem Hayat. Domenico Lampa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meshal Al Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sharjah FC's Joop Minnen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Sharjah FC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emad Shabakhoh during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sharjah FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Emad Shabakhoh hit a great ball. The long shot by Habib Al Najdi in the 68th minute really tested Joop Minnen's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Abdelnaser Dehrab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Khor Fakkan Sport & C C's zone, Bandar Taiban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domenico Lampa came out of the goal and Bandar Taiban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Meshal Al Herz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Domenico Lampa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sharjah FC's Bandar Taiban got a free kick in the 77th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shjae Al Muwail came free, but Joop Minnen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joop Minnen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Shjae Al Muwail showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 86 minute of play. After 91 played minutes Khor Fakkan Sport & C C got a freekick which was hit by Tariq Al Shati. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bandar Taiban in the 92nd minute of play forced Khor Fakkan Sport & C C's goalkeeper Domenico Lampa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khor Fakkan Sport & C C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.