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Mabarra Stadium
Spectators: 9129 (Terracing: 6911, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 100) Fattah Bakri made the kick off and thus started the match. Qazem Ghalib made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esam Abdul Jalil in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute, Yaman Sadeq made a precise shot to the right of Qazem Ghalib. Guardians FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to Al Mabarra Club getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Esam Abdul Jalil hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Adel Shams notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Al Mabarra Club's Ayman Azhar. Ayman Azhar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Al Mabarra Club's Ayman Azhar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fattah Bakri in the 19th minute of play. Qazem Ghalib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esam Abdul Jalil, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Ayman Azhar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fattah Bakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qazem Ghalib made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Wahid Umayyah sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaman Sadeq in the 28th minute of play forced Guardians FC's goalkeeper Qazem Ghalib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esam Abdul Jalil in the 34th minute of play forced Guardians FC's goalkeeper Qazem Ghalib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Al Mabarra Club's Khalil Arif made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qazem Ghalib was left in no man's land by his defense there! Qazem Ghalib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esam Abdul Jalil in the 39th minute of the match. Ayman Azhar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fattah Bakri's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Fattah Bakri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tahir Kameel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ayman Azhar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The audience was convinced that Khalil Arif's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qazem Ghalib was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Yaman Sadeq charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaman Sadeq the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Al Mabarra Club getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Yaman Sadeq hit a great ball. In the 57th minute Esam Abdul Jalil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qazem Ghalib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes of play, Al Mabarra Club's Khalil Arif made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qazem Ghalib was left in no man's land by his defense there! Al Mabarra Club's Yaman Sadeq got his second yellow card of the match in the 62nd minute. The referee ordered Yaman Sadeq off the ground. Fattah Bakri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fattah Bakri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ayman Azhar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fattah Bakri in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ayman Azhar saved Al Mabarra Club from getting behind. In the 69th match minute, Al Mabarra Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wahid Umayyah to maneuver through the defense. Ayman Azhar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fattah Bakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fattah Bakri made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 72ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Ayman Azhar would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. A hard shot 74 in the game by Fattah Bakri from a close distance when the talented Ayman Azhar managed to make a qualified save. Al Mabarra Club's players were relieved. Fattah Bakri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Ayman Azhar made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Emin Khalif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st match minute, Al Mabarra Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rashid Abdul Khaliq to maneuver through the defense. Esam Abdul Jalil struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Qazem Ghalib didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Al Mabarra Club. Hamzi Al Tufail lost his temper 89 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Guardians FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Al Mabarra Club had won after a very even match.