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Fan Cup Park
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Riad Abol kicked off to start the match. In the 7th match minute, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edoardo Petricca to maneuver through the defense. After 10 minutes of play, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Riad Abol made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ghaith Al Herz was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Ghaith Al Herz managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Riad Abol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Frimley booed when Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mubarek Al Saleh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mosa Hayat was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Rashed Shalan hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Cheng Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nawaf Abo Al Hasan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Riad Abol might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ghaith Al Herz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Riad Abol ran back to his position shaking his head. Frimley's Ghaith Al Herz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riad Abol in the 29th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Riad Abol slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ghaith Al Herz. That made the score 3-0 after 34 minutes of play. Riad Abol in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ghaith Al Herz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Faleh Al Ansari hit a great ball. Rajab Al Habshi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ghaith Al Herz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 wind increased when Nawaf Abo Al Hasan made the kick off in the second half. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Faleh Al Ansari quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Waheed Bahbhani, made in the 52nd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Riad Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's supporters rose to their feet, but Riad Abol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ghaith Al Herz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 53rd minute, Riad Abol got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Riad Abol struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Ghaith Al Herz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ. When Qutada Al Ali came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ 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 Qutada Al Ali couldn't finish the play. Rajab Al Habshi's late challenge caught a Frimley's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rajab Al Habshi helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 played minutes Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ got a freekick which was hit by Rajab Al Habshi. In the 71st minute, Waheed Bahbhani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Frimley booed when Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faleh Al Ansari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frimley's Khalefa Al Khaled got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Riad Abol, in the 81st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ. Ghaith Al Herz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rajab Al Habshi in the 84th minute of play. In the 86thth minute of the game Riad Abol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Frimley's Ghaith Al Herz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ghaith Al Herz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Riad Abol in the 89th minute of play. Khalefa Al Khaled charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khalefa Al Khaled the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faleh Al Ansari to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Frimley players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ.