League

Taunton Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shabeb Al Hindi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mody Team's Fahhad Al Sohali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ameen Al Matrok in the 2nd minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Taunton's goal looked a bit too open when Falah Al Qattan came free, but Shaban Bo Resley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Falah Al Qattan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shaban Bo Resley. Taunton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Falah Al Qattan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Taunton's zone, Falah Al Qattan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaban Bo Resley came out of the goal and Falah Al Qattan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Shabeb Al Hindi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shaban Bo Resley was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Morjan Al Herz's late challenge caught a Mody Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Morjan Al Herz helped the player get up and apologised. Mody Team made a substitution. Nader Al Gareb replaced Sadeq Al Ramzi. A collision led to Taunton getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Morjan Al Herz hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the game, Falah Al Qattan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Shaban Bo Resley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th minute Morjan Al Herz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fahhad Al Sohali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Taunton getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ahmad Kakoli hit a great ball. Shaban Bo Resley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shabeb Al Hindi in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Shabeb Al Hindi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mody Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Shaban Bo Resley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shabeb Al Hindi, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shabeb Al Hindi in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shaban Bo Resley saved Taunton from getting behind. 44 minutes into the game, one of Mody Team:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The Taunton players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mody Team were winning 1-5.

The wind increased when Ameen Al Matrok made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Falah Al Qattan could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Shaban Bo Resley however easily saved by the left post. Shabeb Al Hindi scored 1-6 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shaban Bo Resley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shaban Bo Resley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shabeb Al Hindi in the 59th minute of the match. Shaban Bo Resley had great luck who in the 66thth minute grab hold of the ball when Shabeb Al Hindi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Falah Al Qattan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaban Bo Resley having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shabeb Al Hindi in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shaban Bo Resley saved Taunton from getting behind. 70 minutes into the game, Mody Team's Falah Al Qattan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shaban Bo Resley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-8. When Mody Team's Nader Al Gareb in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taunton's goalie prevented a goal. Shaban Bo Resley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Falah Al Qattan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-10 in the 79 minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Mody Team's Falah Al Qattan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shaban Bo Resley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-11. 1-12 became the score in the 87th minute when Falah Al Qattan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Taunton's Shaban Bo Resley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Taunton from getting a goal against them. 92 minutes into the match, Mody Team's goal looked a bit too open when Ameen Al Matrok came free, but Fahhad Al Sohali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mody Team'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.