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Match Report
Bath
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marzoq Al Mansor made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 5th minute of play forced Bath's goalkeeper Fared Al Jarah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Ameen Al Sarraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 7 minutes, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Arabi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mnawer Abo Al Hasan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fared Al Jarah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 11th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Sanad Khorshed managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Arabi's supporters rose to their feet, but Sanad Khorshed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fared Al Jarah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 15 played minutes Bath got a freekick which was hit by Ameen Al Sarraf. 18 minutes into the game, Derek Cooke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fared Al Jarah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fared Al Jarah saved Bath from getting behind. Bath's Fared Al Jarah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharf Al Rodhan in the 25th minute of play. Fared Al Jarah didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The El Arabi fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bath's Fared Al Jarah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharf Al Rodhan in the 33rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fared Al Jarah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of El Arabi booed when Bath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Talib Al Dosery didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fared Al Jarah came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan. But to his dismay, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Fared Al Jarah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mnawer Abo Al Hasan's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Fared Al Jarah. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mnawer Abo Al Hasan was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute El Arabi were awarded a corner. Qasem Al Saleh went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led El Arabi's Qasem Al Saleh to fire away a dangerous shot which Fared Al Jarah despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. El Arabi's Suárez Yasin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marzoq Al Mansor in the 59th minute of play. A hard shot by Qasem Al Saleh from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Fared Al Jarah's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 64 minutes into the game, Derek Cooke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Fared Al Jarah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sanad Khorshed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. Fared Al Jarah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mnawer Abo Al Hasan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Yahya Al Ramzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Arabi's supporters rose to their feet, but Yahya Al Ramzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fared Al Jarah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mnawer Abo Al Hasan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fared Al Jarah having to make a save. Sanad Khorshed might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fared Al Jarah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sanad Khorshed ran back to his position shaking his head. Sanad Khorshed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Bath's Belal Al Mosawe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Suárez Yasin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Mnawer Abo Al Hasan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mnawer Abo Al Hasan might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fared Al Jarah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mnawer Abo Al Hasan ran back to his position shaking his head. Sharf Al Rodhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. El Arabi played a much better game than Bath and deserved their victory. The Bath players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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