League

Horbury Lox Stadium
Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hassan Al Homaithe started the match with the kick off. Masuod Al Fadhalah came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Sushi Panda's Shaker Al Saffar. But to his dismay, Shaker Al Saffar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Hassan Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sushi Panda's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Hassan Al Homaithe 9 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Sushi Panda's zone, Fahad Al Hammady stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan came out of the goal and Fahad Al Hammady tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute, Hassan Al Homaithe 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. With a little luck, Sushi Panda's Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan got control of the ball when Fahad Al Hammady tried to sneak it across the goal line. Qais Al Fadhalah kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Majed Al Dowaisan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Masuod Al Fadhalah was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Masuod Al Fadhalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Majed Al Dowaisan in the 30th minute of the match. Masuod Al Fadhalah came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Sushi Panda's Majed Al Dowaisan. But to his dismay, Majed Al Dowaisan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Hassan Al Homaithe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Majed Al Dowaisan sped through Horbury ACS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Masuod Al Fadhalah. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramadan Abol in the 44th minute of play forced Horbury ACS's goalkeeper Masuod Al Fadhalah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Sushi Panda:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Horbury ACS:s goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramadan Abol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fahad Al Hammady sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hassan Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shaker Al Saffar during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sushi Panda's Shaker Al Saffar got a free kick in the 61st minute. 65 minutes into the match, Sushi Panda's goal looked a bit too open when Hassan Al Homaithe came free, but Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramadan Abol in the 67th minute of play forced Horbury ACS's goalkeeper Masuod Al Fadhalah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Masuod Al Fadhalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Majed Al Dowaisan in the 69th minute of the match. Hassan Al Homaithe might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hassan Al Homaithe ran back to his position shaking his head. Ramadan Abol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Masuod Al Fadhalah having to interfere. Masuod Al Fadhalah was a little too slow when Shaker Al Saffar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 2-5. Masuod Al Fadhalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramadan Abol in the 84th minute of play. With a little luck, Horbury ACS's Masuod Al Fadhalah got control of the ball when Shaker Al Saffar tried to sneak it across the goal line. During the 99th minute of the match Sobah Khaja completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sobah Khaja a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Horbury ACS booed when Sushi Panda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 100 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sobah Khaja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdulatif Abo Al Hasan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hassan Al Homaithe, who was totally free with the ball in the 101st minute. Sushi Panda's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.