League

Norbury Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hassan Abou Fakr started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In a very dangerous position, a player in Norbury United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Norbury United:s Habib Al Harith showed great skill when he stopped Khaled Sajid:s penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Norbury United's zone, Nabil Khalif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Habib Al Harith came out of the goal and Nabil Khalif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Norbury United's Uthman Sabeeh got a free kick in the 12th minute. Nour al Din Abou Zaki kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Hassan Abou Fakr charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hassan Abou Fakr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Hassan Abou Fakr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Habib Al Harith didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tamir Touffah went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Riad Budail received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Habib Al Harith tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Norbury United's goal looked a bit too open when Tamir Touffah came free, but Habib Al Harith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nazim Maalem hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Norbury United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Uthman Sabeeh in the 44th minute. 44 minutes into the game, one of Yateley City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The excitement rose when Norbury United's Uthman Sabeeh after 47 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Yateley City's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdul Jabbar Abdul Qadir was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Khaled Sajid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yateley City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Norbury United the free kick. A collision led to Yateley City getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Khaled Sajid hit a great ball. Fadi Miyaz hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The supporters of Norbury United booed when Yateley City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yehia El Askar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naser Jabalah hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 58 played minutes, Norbury United's Uthman Sabeeh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafe Jabbar 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 Norbury United reached it. Yateley City's Khaled Sajid pulled a muscle in his back after 62 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Uthman Sabeeh was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Yateley City made a substitution. Fawzi Abdul Majid replaced Khaled Sajid. Uthman Sabeeh kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nour al Din Abou Zaki in the 71st minute of play forced Yateley City's goalkeeper Rafe Jabbar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yousef Benjaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafe Jabbar having to interfere. Habib Al Harith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riad Budail in the 82nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Yateley City's Habib Al Harith threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tamir Touffah, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 86 played minutes Norbury United got a freekick which was hit by Nazmi Arif. Yateley City's Nabil Khalif couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 86th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Norbury United. After a rather tough play, Norbury United's Yousef Benjaro got a free kick in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the game, Nazmi Arif was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Norbury United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yateley City the free kick. Nazmi Arif hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Nabil Khalif blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Habib Al Harith having to make a save. The Yateley City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Yateley City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.