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Leamington Spa Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hamad Al Hammady took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Oun Al Mahmed recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mortada Khorshed. Oun Al Mahmed showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Mortada Khorshed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sobah Al Ansari in the 8th minute of play. When Sobah Al Ansari came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Manchester United 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 Sobah Al Ansari couldn't finish the play. In the 12th play minute Oun Al Mahmed came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Mortada Khorshed. 2-0. Oun Al Mahmed recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute, Hamad Al Hammady ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saed Al Khaled was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Mortada Khorshed made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ammar Al Baghli in the 27th minute. When Oun Al Mahmed came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Manchester United 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 Oun Al Mahmed couldn't finish the play. Mortada Khorshed didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 35th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. If Sobah Al Ansari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th match minute, Bideford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yazeed Al Hadad to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Sobah Al Ansari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mortada Khorshed was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Sameer Bo Resley's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sameer Bo Resley helped the player get up and apologised. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Bideford's zone, Sobah Al Ansari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mortada Khorshed came out of the goal and Sobah Al Ansari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Oun Al Mahmed got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sobah Al Ansari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mortada Khorshed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Sobah Al Ansari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United's supporters rose to their feet, but Sobah Al Ansari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mortada Khorshed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute, Sobah Al Ajmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the game, Sobah Al Ansari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Mortada Khorshed was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Hamad Al Hammady got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Oun Al Mahmed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Mortada Khorshed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mortada Khorshed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sobah Al Ansari in the 80th minute of the match. If Sobah Al Ansari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Oun Al Mahmed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Bideford's goal looked a bit too open when Sobah Al Ansari came free, but Mortada Khorshed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Seraj Al Qattan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bideford the free kick. In the 94th minute, Seraj Al Qattan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the Manchester United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.