League

Calne
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Florencio Harri kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Calne City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qazim Muzzammil to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th minute, Ali Erdem Tekinsoy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yaser Zafir was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fattah Abou Hafez got free with Farid Ayham in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 12 minutes of play, Atletico Beirut's Yin Bing made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yaser Zafir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yin Bing recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yaser Zafir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Harri in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Ali Erdem Tekinsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaser Zafir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamzah Sariyah kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Ali Erdem Tekinsoy scored 0-4 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yaser Zafir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yaser Zafir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Erdem Tekinsoy in the 42nd minute of play. Yaser Zafir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Harri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nour al Din Abdul Basir charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nour al Din Abdul Basir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abbas Mamdouh made a kick off. Yaser Zafir was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Ali Erdem Tekinsoy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ali Erdem Tekinsoy really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 59th minute Ali Erdem Tekinsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaser Zafir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yaser Zafir was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Florencio Harri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Florencio Harri really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Yaser Zafir made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Ali Erdem Tekinsoy sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Calne City's goalkeeper Yaser Zafir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florencio Harri. 69 minutes into the game, Ali Erdem Tekinsoy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yaser Zafir. Ali Erdem Tekinsoy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. Elias Olbrechts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Yaser Zafir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yaser Zafir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Bing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yaser Zafir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Erdem Tekinsoy in the 76th minute. Abbas Mamdouh took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Farid Ayham. Farid Ayham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-8. Yaser Zafir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Erdem Tekinsoy in the 88th minute of the match. Elias Olbrechts struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Yaser Zafir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Beirut. Florencio Harri's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yaser Zafir firmly grabbed it by the left post. Atletico Beirut played a much better game than Calne City and deserved their victory. The Calne City players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.