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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. Maria Bérard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fared Al Jarah having to make a save. If Osama Al Azmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jamel Boyd in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fared Al Jarah saved Bath from getting behind. Fared Al Jarah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maria Bérard, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Jamel Boyd took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fared Al Jarah. Fared Al Jarah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 15th minute, one of Bath: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 Bath. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Kuwait SC. Ayoob Al Homaithe stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fared Al Jarah. 0-2. Maria Bérard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osama Al Azmi struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Fared Al Jarah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kuwait SC. 24 minutes into the match, Osama Al Azmi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Bath's Fared Al Jarah. Fared Al Jarah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jamel Boyd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. After 30 minutes of play, Kuwait SC's Maria Bérard made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fared Al Jarah was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Maria Bérard in the 36th minute of play forced Bath's goalkeeper Fared Al Jarah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fared Al Jarah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osama Al Azmi in the 40th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hakem Boften during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hakem Boften hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Sultan Al Qattamy kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maria Bérard was the one to do the kick off. Fared Al Jarah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maria Bérard in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute, Jamel Boyd reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fared Al Jarah. The goal made the score 0-5. Belal Al Mosawe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Luai Al Banai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maria Bérard succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 60th playminute. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Osama Al Azmi took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Fared Al Jarah to make any attempt to save it. After 70 minutes, Maria Bérard made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. Bath's Fared Al Jarah tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Osama Al Azmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fared Al Jarah made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Maria Bérard sent off a good shot on target. 86 minutes in the game, Jamel Boyd fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. Osama Al Azmi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maria Bérard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fared Al Jarah having to interfere. Maria Bérard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kuwait SC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.