League

Hook Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Abdul Jabbar Abdul Tawwab made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th minute, Fouad Malik made a precise shot to the right of Nour Thawban. Hook's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Nour Thawban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaid Basim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Hook booed when Croydon AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaid Basim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Safa Imam recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hamad Muwaffaq. Safa Imam showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Wasil Idris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Hamad Muwaffaq made a huge save. The supporters of Hook booed when Croydon AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moneer Aziz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Croydon AFC's Diya Muzzammil made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nour Thawban was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st match minute, Hook was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yamen Abou Jisser to maneuver through the defense. Hook's Nour Thawban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaid Basim in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaid Basim in the 36th minute of play forced Hook's goalkeeper Nour Thawban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zakariya Abdul Nasser hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 48 minutes into the match, Ubaid Basim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nour Thawban. Hook's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ubaid Basim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diya Muzzammil was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaid Basim in the 53rd minute of play forced Hook's goalkeeper Nour Thawban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaid Basim hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the game, Diya Muzzammil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Nour Thawban was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Croydon AFC's Ubaid Basim got a free kick in the 67th minute. Yaman Imad's late challenge caught a Hook's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yaman Imad helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Hook booed when Croydon AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaman Imad didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Yamen Abou Jisser came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Hook 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 Yamen Abou Jisser couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fouad Malik got free with Nour Thawban in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nour Thawban made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ubaid Basim in the 79th minute. Nour Thawban was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anwar Hanif showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 80 minute of play. Hamad Muwaffaq took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Jabbar Abdul Tawwab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Croydon AFC's Hamad Muwaffaq played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Qudamah in the 85th minute of play. After 86 played minutes Croydon AFC got a freekick which was hit by Asad Azhar. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Croydon AFC's goalkeeper Hamad Muwaffaq, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th match minute, Croydon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ayoub Tayyib to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd match minute, Croydon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asad Azhar to maneuver through the defense. Hamad Muwaffaq showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wasil Idris, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Hook's Nour Thawban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaid Basim in the 98th minute of play. Nour Thawban made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ayoub Tayyib in the 99th minute. The Croydon AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.