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SAYA Park
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) Olimpiu Merișor started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sultan Boften charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sultan Boften the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sultan Boften hit a great ball. Cheng Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Merișor, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Cheng Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adem Al Mahmed in the 8th minute of the match. Riad Abol blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cihan Birsen having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Merișor in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cheng Hong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cihan Birsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Riad Abol, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Mubarek Al Saleh charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mubarek Al Saleh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th minute, Mubarek Al Saleh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³'s Olimpiu Merișor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cheng Hong. That made the score 1-0 after 30 minutes of play. Cihan Birsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Riad Abol's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. After 36 played minutes SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³ got a freekick which was hit by Steve Mallaerts. The referee gave Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Riad Abol, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³'s Cihan Birsen. 1-1. A hard shot 42 in the game by Micah Levy from a close distance when the talented Cheng Hong managed to make a qualified save. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's players were relieved. The long shot by Sultan Boften in the 44th minute really tested Cheng Hong'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. In the 46th minute, Rajab Al Habshi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Erik Linqvist could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Cheng Hong however easily saved by the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Riad Abol to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³'s Adem Al Mahmed nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cheng Hong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Cihan Birsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Riad Abol in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Merișor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cheng Hong. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olimpiu Merișor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After a rather tough play, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Faleh Al Ansari got a free kick in the 65th minute. Riad Abol took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cihan Birsen. Cihan Birsen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Cheng Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Merișor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75thth minute of the game Olimpiu Merișor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Cheng Hong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Merișor in the 77th minute of play forced Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's goalkeeper Cheng Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Rajab Al Habshi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³ the free kick. 81 minutes into the game, Adem Al Mahmed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ the free kick. Adem Al Mahmed hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Cheng Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Merișor in the 86th minute of play. Bassam Al Qattamy charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bassam Al Qattamy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Riad Abol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Cihan Birsen made a huge save. Yaseen Al Shaikh hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. SAYA ᶠᵘᶜ ⁸³ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.