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Great Bookham Stadiu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Awwad Al Bana started the match with the kick off. Farhan Al Qattamy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasen Al Besher, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Great Bookham's goal looked a bit too open when Yasen Al Besher came free, but Farhan Al Qattamy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Yasen Al Besher cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Farhan Al Qattamy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Broughton Astley United booed when Great Bookham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qasem Al Zamel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Farhan Al Qattamy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rida Al Hadhod, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farhan Al Qattamy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saher Al Motar in the 14th minute of the match. Farhan Al Qattamy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nader Al Hajraf, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Awwad Al Bana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Farhan Al Qattamy. Great Bookham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Awwad Al Bana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 20th minute, one of Great Bookham:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Great Bookham. The referee gave Broughton Astley United a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rida Al Hadhod, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Great Bookham's Farhan Al Qattamy. 0-3. Yasen Al Besher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Farhan Al Qattamy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farhan Al Qattamy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Awwad Al Bana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Broughton Astley United's goalkeeper Hamed Shams had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saher Shabakhoh. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sror Al Hadhod during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Broughton Astley United's Sror Al Hadhod got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 43rd match minute, Great Bookham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Firas Al Ali to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Awwad Al Bana made a precise shot to the right of Farhan Al Qattamy. Great Bookham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hashem Al Wazan to make the kick off. Hamed Shams made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hashem Al Wazan in the 51st minute of play. In the 59th minute, Yasen Al Besher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hashem Al Wazan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Great Bookham's Farhan Al Qattamy got control of the ball when Nader Al Hajraf tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Great Bookham's Farhan Al Qattamy got control of the ball when Yasen Al Besher tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yasen Al Besher got free with Farhan Al Qattamy in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute Awwad Al Bana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farhan Al Qattamy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farhan Al Qattamy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Awwad Al Bana in the 81st minute of the match. Great Bookham's Farhan Al Qattamy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Awwad Al Bana in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Awwad Al Bana recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Farhan Al Qattamy. Awwad Al Bana showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Farhan Al Qattamy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saher Al Motar in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Great Bookham's goal looked a bit too open when Awwad Al Bana came free, but Farhan Al Qattamy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Broughton Astley United played a much better game than Great Bookham and deserved their victory. The Great Bookham players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.