League

Horbury Lox Stadium
Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hassan Al Homaithe made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Horbury ACS's goal looked a bit too open when Rashed Al Sarraf came free, but Masuod Al Fadhalah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Doaej Al Gareb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Masuod Al Fadhalah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doaej Al Gareb in the 11th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Horbury ACS's Hassan Al Homaithe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 21st minute Doaej Al Gareb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Masuod Al Fadhalah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Masuod Al Fadhalah came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by DES HUN FC's Tamem Shams. But to his dismay, Tamem Shams quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 27th minute, Rashed Al Sarraf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DES HUN FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rashed Al Sarraf in the 30th minute of play. After 32 played minutes, DES HUN FC's Abdul Mohsen Al Ajmi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Masuod Al Fadhalah 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 DES HUN FC reached it. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rashed Al Sarraf in the 33rd minute of play. Rashed Al Sarraf took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Masuod Al Fadhalah. Masuod Al Fadhalah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 40 minutes into the game, Rashed Al Sarraf cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Masuod Al Fadhalah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 48 minutes into the match, Horbury ACS's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Al Najdi came free, but Masuod Al Fadhalah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rashed Al Sarraf stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Monther Al Mehana's late challenge caught a DES HUN FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Monther Al Mehana helped the player get up and apologised. 55 minutes into the match, Doaej Al Gareb notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Horbury ACS's Masuod Al Fadhalah. Masuod Al Fadhalah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Doaej Al Gareb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. DES HUN FC's Khalefa Al Rifaee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hassan Al Homaithe in the 62nd minute of play. Horbury ACS's Masuod Al Fadhalah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Horbury ACS from getting a goal against them. Masuod Al Fadhalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doaej Al Gareb in the 68th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, DES HUN FC's Rashed Al Sarraf nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. When %teams%'s Doaej Al Gareb was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-7 just inside the left pole, 71 minutes into the game. Masuod Al Fadhalah was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. If Hassan Al Homaithe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tamem Shamss short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Masuod Al Fadhalah to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Horbury ACS's Sadeq Al Azmi got a free kick in the 85th minute. The long shot by Fawaz Al Mulaifi in the 86th minute really tested Masuod Al Fadhalah's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Shaheen Al Azmi charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shaheen Al Azmi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Horbury ACS getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Shaheen Al Azmi hit a great ball. After 87 played minutes, DES HUN FC's Abdul Mohsen Al Ajmi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Masuod Al Fadhalah 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 DES HUN FC reached it. Masuod Al Fadhalah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tamem Shams's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Horbury ACS's goal looked a bit too open when Doaej Al Gareb came free, but Masuod Al Fadhalah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horbury ACS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Rashed Al Sarraf scored to the left of an out of position Masuod Al Fadhalah, making the score, 1-8. When the final whistle sounded DES HUN FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Horbury ACS.