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CASTLE SLUN
Spectators: 10876 (Terracing: 8158, Seating: 2501, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zahid Yusifov made the kick off which started today's match. Fabiano Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barrak Ashkanani, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the game, one of Barrow-in-Furness:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave SLYTHERIN a penalty, 9 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Qasem Al Qatam, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Barrow-in-Furness's Abdulatif Al Qatam. 2-0. In the 18th minute, Barrak Ashkanani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 19 in the game by Zahid Yusifov from a close distance when the talented Abdulatif Al Qatam managed to make a qualified save. Barrow-in-Furness's players were relieved. Fawaz Al Towatan kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Zahid Yusifov put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Abdulatif Al Qatam. After a rather tough play, Barrow-in-Furness's Masuod Al Shaikh got a free kick in the 24th minute. With his leg Abdulatif Al Qatam managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when SLYTHERIN's Zahid Yusifov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 27thth minute of the game Masuod Al Shaikh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SLYTHERIN's Fabiano Dias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd match minute, SLYTHERIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Siwek to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute Fawaz Al Towatan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SLYTHERIN's Giovanni Barreto was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 36th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Masuod Al Shaikh had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabiano Dias. SLYTHERIN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Masuod Al Shaikh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fawaz Al Towatan to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of SLYTHERIN booed when Barrow-in-Furness was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faraj Al Asuosi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fawaz Al Towatan came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Barrow-in-Furness 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 Fawaz Al Towatan couldn't finish the play. Abdulatif Al Qatam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Giovanni Barreto succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-1. 69 minutes into the match, Barrow-in-Furness's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Barreto came free, but Abdulatif Al Qatam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 6-1 when Giovanni Barreto sped through Barrow-in-Furness's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abdulatif Al Qatam. 74 minutes into the match, Barrow-in-Furness's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Barreto came free, but Abdulatif Al Qatam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gică Popescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdulatif Al Qatam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahid Yusifov in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, SLYTHERIN's Giovanni Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdulatif Al Qatam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. Abdulatif Al Qatam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahid Yusifov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SLYTHERIN fans cheered their team off the field, for while Barrow-in-Furness had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.