League

Grand Hamad Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mnawer Abo Al Hasan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Tanek Ochylski made a huge save. If Lex van der Werff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Arabi's Fadhel Al Herz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sari Bo Shehri in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Gil in the 6th minute of play forced El Arabi's goalkeeper Fadhel Al Herz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaqoub Bo Hamad in the 11th minute of play forced East Dulwich United's goalkeeper Tanek Ochylski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qutaiba Al Ammar charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qutaiba Al Ammar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, East Dulwich United's Qutaiba Al Ammar got a free kick in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the match, El Arabi's goal looked a bit too open when Pascal Gil came free, but Fadhel Al Herz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, East Dulwich United's goal looked a bit too open when Yaqoub Bo Hamad came free, but Tanek Ochylski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, El Arabi's Tanek Ochylski threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Yaqoub Bo Hamad, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lex van der Werff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fadhel Al Herz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lex van der Werff in the 24th minute of play. Mnawer Abo Al Hasan scored 1-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tanek Ochylski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tanek Ochylski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sanad Khorshed in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Gil in the 31st minute of play forced El Arabi's goalkeeper Fadhel Al Herz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fadhel Al Herz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Gil in the 34th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pascal Gil in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fadhel Al Herz saved El Arabi from getting behind. Fadhel Al Herz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lex van der Werff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Agra might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fadhel Al Herz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Agra ran back to his position shaking his head. Shehab Al Bloshi's late challenge caught a East Dulwich United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shehab Al Bloshi helped the player get up and apologised. Shehab Al Bloshi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lex van der Werff to make the kick off. Tanek Ochylski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaqoub Bo Hamad in the 51st minute of the match. Lex van der Werff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadhel Al Herz having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Lex van der Werff notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of El Arabi's Fadhel Al Herz. Fadhel Al Herz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to East Dulwich United getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. David Agra hit a great ball. After some careless play in the El Arabi defense, Pascal Gil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fadhel Al Herz. The El Arabi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fadhel Al Herz should have stopped the shot. Pascal Gil received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fadhel Al Herz came out and tried to block the shot, but Pascal Gil slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 68th minute. Pascal Gil took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fadhel Al Herz. Fadhel Al Herz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. 74 minutes into the game, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Tanek Ochylski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pascal Gil scored 2-6 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fadhel Al Herz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 82 minutes into the match, El Arabi's goalkeeper Fadhel Al Herz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sari Bo Shehri. After a rather tough play, El Arabi's Sanad Khorshed got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pascal Gil got free with Fadhel Al Herz in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, El Arabi's Fadhel Al Herz got control of the ball when Pascal Gil tried to sneak it across the goal line.