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Match Report
Bath
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mosa Al Sallal made the kick off which started today's match. When Belal Al Mosawe came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Bath fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Belal Al Mosawe couldn't finish the play. Mosa Al Sallal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. Mosa Al Sallal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Fared Al Jarah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mosa Al Sallal in the 12th minute of play forced Bath's goalkeeper Fared Al Jarah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belal Al Mosawe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Fahad Al Besher made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Bath's zone, Yasen Khorshed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fared Al Jarah came out of the goal and Yasen Khorshed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fared Al Jarah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mosa Al Sallal, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Real Madrid's Fahad Al Besher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marzoq Al Mansor in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Real Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Barakat Al Mehana. Anas Al Sharah hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 32 played minutes, Real Madrid's Emad Al Najdi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fared Al Jarah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Real Madrid reached it. 36 minutes into the match, Bath's goal looked a bit too open when Mosa Al Sallal came free, but Fared Al Jarah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mosa Al Sallal scored 0-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fared Al Jarah, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40thth minute of the game Yasen Khorshed who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bath's Fared Al Jarah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mosa Al Sallal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marzoq Al Mansor made a kick off. Mosa Al Sallal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fared Al Jarah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdullah Al Shati kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. A hard shot 61 in the game by Yasen Khorshed from a close distance when the talented Fared Al Jarah managed to make a qualified save. Bath's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Mosa Al Sallal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fared Al Jarah was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. 66 minutes into the match, Belal Al Mosawe notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Real Madrid's Fahad Al Besher. Fahad Al Besher was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marzoq Al Mansor in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fahad Al Besher prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fared Al Jarah made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Yasen Khorshed sent off a good shot on target. Real Madrid's Mosa Al Sallal saw an opening behind the goalie Fared Al Jarah in the 73rdth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Fared Al Jarah with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. After a rather tough play, Bath's Adnan Al Barrak got a free kick in the 74th minute. Real Madrid's Mosa Al Sallal got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Real Madrid booed when Bath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anwar Al Enzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Basel Abol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Madrid's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bath the free kick. In the 84th minute, Basel Abol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ammar Al Khames charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ammar Al Khames the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bath booed when Real Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ammar Al Khames didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdullah Al Shati took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fahad Al Besher. Real Madrid's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bath's Belal Al Mosawe got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Real Madrid were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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