League

Ipplepen
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Shaheen Al Sallal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sameer Al Enzi hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ipplepen booed when Saudi Pro Team City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamed Al Bloshi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Saudi Pro Team City getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Sharf Al Hindi hit a great ball. After 18 minutes of play, Saudi Pro Team City's Shaheen Al Sallal made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ayman Al Naqi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Qutada Al Motaire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ayman Al Naqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaheen Al Sallal in the 25th minute of the match. When Shaheen Al Sallal came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Saudi Pro Team City 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 Shaheen Al Sallal couldn't finish the play. Shaheen Al Sallal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fared Al Kandere got in the 37th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Bassam Al Hadad handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When Habib Al Amer fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saudi Pro Team City's protests and gave Habib Al Amer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, Ipplepen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fared Al Kandere to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Al Kandere in the 46th minute of play forced Saudi Pro Team City's goalkeeper Bassam Al Hadad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daut Shoshi to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Saudi Pro Team City's goal looked a bit too open when Fared Al Kandere came free, but Bassam Al Hadad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fared Al Kandere got free in front of the goal in the 54th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Bassam Al Hadad was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Saudi Pro Team City's Fadhel Al Towatan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Farooq Al Mothaf in the 57 minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Fuad Al Youha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fared Al Kandere sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 played minutes Saudi Pro Team City got a freekick which was hit by Shaheen Al Sallal. After 73 minutes of play, Ipplepen's Fared Al Kandere made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bassam Al Hadad was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fared Al Kandere struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Bassam Al Hadad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ipplepen. Haider Al Khaled kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Qais Al Motaire, 83 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ipplepen's Ayman Al Naqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shaheen Al Sallal in the 85th minute of play. Bassam Al Hadad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daut Shoshi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Sameer Al Enzi hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Ayman Al Naqi came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Saudi Pro Team City's Hamed Al Bloshi. But to his dismay, Hamed Al Bloshi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Saudi Pro Team City succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ipplepen had controlled the match.