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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ramadan Abol made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Damac's Sultan Baroun got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nawaf Al Najdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mortada Al Mofede, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mortada Al Mofede in the 18th minute of the match. Sultan Baroun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nawaf Al Najdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nawaf Al Najdi in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan saved Sushi Panda from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mortada Al Mofede in the 26th minute of play forced Sushi Panda's goalkeeper Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sultan Baroun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damac were furious when Bader Al Qattan was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Damac! Jassem Shamsah had in the 37thth minute some difficulties stopping Kamal Al Harban's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When Mortada Al Mofede came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Damac 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 Mortada Al Mofede couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Sushi Panda's zone, Sultan Baroun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan came out of the goal and Sultan Baroun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the match, Damac's Sultan Baroun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Sushi Panda players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Damac were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mortada Al Mofede stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Damac's Dhari Al Amer got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Sultan Baroun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Sushi Panda's Ramadan Abol got a free kick in the 59th minute. Jassem Shamsah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Majed Al Dowaisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Sultan Baroun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan having to interfere. After having played for 72 minutes, Naem Al Hashash managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Damac's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naem Al Hashash was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mortada Al Mofede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sultan Baroun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Mortada Al Mofede ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a little luck, Sushi Panda's Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan got control of the ball when Sultan Baroun tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Damac booed when Sushi Panda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahdi Al Adsani didn't get a good kick on the ball.