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Dunton Bassett
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dunton Bassett's Eyad Al Ansari started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jamel Boyd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jamel Boyd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Gibrel Abol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dunton Bassett's Eyad Al Ansari got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luai Al Banai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darweesh Al Saleh in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Jamel Boyd 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. Dunton Bassett's Gibrel Abol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamel Boyd in the 24th minute of play. With a little luck, Kuwait SC's Luai Al Banai got control of the ball when Wael Abol tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Dunton Bassett's Luai Al Banai threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eyad Al Ansari, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 38 minutes into the game, Wael Abol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Luai Al Banai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Dunton Bassett's Eyad Al Ansari slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luai Al Banai. That made the score 2-0 after 45 minutes of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jamel Boyd to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kuwait SC's zone, Eyad Al Ansari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luai Al Banai came out of the goal and Eyad Al Ansari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 57 minutes into the match, Kuwait SC's goal looked a bit too open when Wael Abol came free, but Luai Al Banai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ayoob Al Homaithe hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the game, Eyad Al Ansari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dunton Bassett's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kuwait SC the free kick. Eyad Al Ansari hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Hamdan Dashti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuwait SC's Ayoob Al Homaithe got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 77 minutes of play, Dunton Bassett's Eyad Al Ansari made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luai Al Banai was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st match minute, Dunton Bassett was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shabeb Al Dekhel to maneuver through the defense. Kuwait SC's Hakem Boften got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eyad Al Ansari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luai Al Banai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eyad Al Ansari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Ayoob Al Homaithe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dunton Bassett's Nemir Kakoli couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kuwait SC. In the 95th minute, Eyad Al Ansari 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. Dunton Bassett's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.