League

Hitchin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match, Masoud Abdul Qadir sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Habib Al Harith showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Anwar Ghanim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Habib Al Harith tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute Nazim Maalem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Talib Ghanim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hassan Abou Fakr in the 8th minute of play forced Hitchin's goalkeeper Talib Ghanim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nazim Maalem came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Norbury United 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 Nazim Maalem couldn't finish the play. Habib Al Harith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Masoud Abdul Qadir in the 16th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Nazim Maalem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norbury United's supporters rose to their feet, but Nazim Maalem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Talib Ghanim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the match, Nour al Din Abou Zaki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Talib Ghanim. Hitchin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nour al Din Abou Zaki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Talib Ghanim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassan Abou Fakr in the 29th minute of the match. Mahdi Fawaz hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Talib Ghanim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazim Maalem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qazim Qudamah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Talib Ghanim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nour al Din Abou Zaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Norbury United's Nazmi Arif got a free kick in the 39th minute. Habib Al Harith showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Masoud Abdul Qadir, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes, Hassan Abou Fakr made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Hitchin's Talib Ghanim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Masoud Abdul Qadir made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazim Maalem in the 53rd minute of play forced Hitchin's goalkeeper Talib Ghanim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hassan Abou Fakr in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Talib Ghanim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Hitchin's Said Faraj got a free kick in the 67th minute. Talib Ghanim acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 68th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Yousef Benjaro. Nour al Din Abou Zaki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Talib Ghanim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Hassan Abou Fakr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Talib Ghanim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahdi Fawaz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. If Nazim Maalem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th match minute, Norbury United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahdi Dajaj to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Masoud Abdul Qadir in the 88th minute of play forced Norbury United's goalkeeper Habib Al Harith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 played minutes Hitchin got a freekick which was hit by Hamad Rashid. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazim Maalem in the 92nd minute of play forced Hitchin's goalkeeper Talib Ghanim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96thth minute of the game Qazim Qudamah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Norbury United's Habib Al Harith was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Norbury United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.