League

Whitton Park
Spectators: 7805 (Terracing: 5855, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) The audience was convinced that Darweesh Shams's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nizar Al Besher was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Mahdi Al Matrok hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nizar Al Besher. In the 15th minute Majed Al Mansor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haitham Al Hashash saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Barnard Castle City's Basem Bo Hamad got a free kick in the 15th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Majed Al Mansor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lund University's supporters rose to their feet, but Majed Al Mansor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haitham Al Hashash breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fahhad Bo Qamaz kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Barnard Castle City's zone, Majed Al Mansor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haitham Al Hashash came out of the goal and Majed Al Mansor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah in the 21st minute of play forced Lund University's goalkeeper Nizar Al Besher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darweesh Shams fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nizar Al Besher having to interfere. A collision led to Lund University getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Majed Al Mansor hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Lund University's goal looked a bit too open when Darweesh Shams came free, but Nizar Al Besher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

If Darweesh Shams had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nizar Al Besher having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Darweesh Shams managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barnard Castle City's supporters rose to their feet, but Darweesh Shams was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nizar Al Besher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Darweesh Shams received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Nizar Al Besher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Sayer Al Motaire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nizar Al Besher was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. When %teams%'s Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-2 just inside the left pole, 74 minutes into the game. Nizar Al Besher was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 78 minutes into the match, Barnard Castle City's Darweesh Shams sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nizar Al Besher narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Darweesh Shams's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nizar Al Besher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Lund University's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah came free, but Nizar Al Besher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nizar Al Besher made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Darweesh Shams sent off a good shot on target. 94 minutes into the game, Abdul Aziz Al Fadhalah lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Nizar Al Besher. Barnard Castle City's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.