League

Belper
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manaf Al Ghanem made the kick off which started today's match. Hakem Ashkanani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manaf Al Ghanem's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Adham Ghadhanfer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manaf Al Ghanem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakem Ashkanani having to interfere. After 25 minutes, Hamzah Al Mothaf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the StalkerS and the Nottingham AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th match minute, StalkerS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamzah Al Mothaf to maneuver through the defense. When Adham Ghadhanfer came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Nottingham AFC 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 Adham Ghadhanfer couldn't finish the play. When Adem Al Khaled fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StalkerS's protests and gave Adem Al Khaled a yellow card for diving instead. Hakem Ashkanani made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Najim Taiban sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to StalkerS getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Hamzah Al Mothaf hit a great ball. Nottingham AFC's Hakem Ashkanani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manaf Al Ghanem in the 39th minute of play. In the 50th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nottingham AFC's goalkeeper Hakem Ashkanani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hakem Al Amer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute Nayef Al Barrak suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 60 minutes of play StalkerS's Hamzah Al Mothaf 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. In the 61st minute, Hamzah Al Mothaf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Najim Taiban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Hakem Ashkanani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ameer Shamsah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Najim Taiban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakem Ashkanani having to interfere. Najim Taiban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Hakem Ashkanani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Najim Taiban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute Najim Taiban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakem Ashkanani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hakem Ashkanani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fuad Al Dekhel, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The supporters of StalkerS booed when Nottingham AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakem Al Amer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nottingham AFC's Hakem Ashkanani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Najim Taiban in the 80th minute of play. Hakem Ashkanani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adem Al Khaled's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Nottingham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Najim Taiban came free, but Hakem Ashkanani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 86 minutes, Najim Taiban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. StalkerS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Najim Taiban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 91st minute of the match Adem Al Khaled completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Adem Al Khaled a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Adem Al Khaled kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Najim Taiban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Manaf Al Ghanem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.