League

Frimley Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nawaf Abo Al Hasan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Khalefa Al Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Mortada Al Mofede's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ghaith Al Herz was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Frimley:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Damac:s goal. Frimley's Ghaith Al Herz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan Baroun in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sultan Baroun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ghaith Al Herz was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Khalefa Al Khaled could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Jassem Shamsah made a huge save. Nawaf Al Najdi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ghaith Al Herz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Damac's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nawaf Al Najdi in the 27th minute. In the 36thth minute of the game Mortada Al Mofede 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sultan Baroun's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. When Nawaf Abo Al Hasan fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frimley's protests and gave Nawaf Abo Al Hasan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Frimley's Nawaf Abo Al Hasan got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Mortada Al Mofede scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ghaith Al Herz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mortada Al Mofede was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Damac's Mortada Al Mofede made it 0-3 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! Sultan Baroun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mortada Al Mofede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mortada Al Mofede hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Salem Al Matrok hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nawaf Al Najdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Frimley's goalkeeper Ghaith Al Herz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Damac's Nawaf Al Najdi in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Frimley's goalie prevented a goal. After 83 minutes, Falah Al Dekhel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Frimley and the Damac players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mortada Al Mofede who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Ghaith Al Herz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Damac's Sultan Baroun in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Frimley's goalie prevented a goal. Ghaith Al Herz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nawaf Al Najdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute of the match, Mortada Al Mofede got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ghaith Al Herz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.