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Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) 7 minutes into the match, El-Ittihad's goal looked a bit too open when Čedomir Kruščić came free, but Simeon Vicković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Madžgalj charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simon Madžgalj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Simon Madžgalj hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Čedomir Kruščić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Njegoš Tijanić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Simeon Vicković having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Čedomir Kruščić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moretonhampstead's supporters rose to their feet, but Čedomir Kruščić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simeon Vicković breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Radoje Petronijević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Božo Garić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 played minutes Moretonhampstead got a freekick which was hit by Nedeljko Đokaj. If Božo Garić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Njegoš Tijanić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nedeljko Đokaj hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Milutin Vukmirović was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 39th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to El-Ittihad getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Simon Madžgalj hit a great ball. Njegoš Tijanić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simeon Vicković having to interfere. If Čedomir Kruščić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El-Ittihad's Simon Madžgalj got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Simon Madžgalj off the ground. In the 48th match minute, El-Ittihad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Madžgalj to maneuver through the defense. Njegoš Tijanić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radoje Petronijević to make the kick off. El-Ittihad's Simeon Vicković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Čedomir Kruščić in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to El-Ittihad getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Božo Garić hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, Čedomir Kruščić 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. In the 68th minute, Moretonhampstead's Čedomir Kruščić ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Simeon Vicković. Simeon Vicković yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. If Radoje Petronijević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 played minutes El-Ittihad got a freekick which was hit by Božo Garić. Zdravko Boljević was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Njegoš Tijanić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Simeon Vicković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Čedomir Kruščić made a precise shot to the right of Simeon Vicković. El-Ittihad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Čedomir Kruščić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Simeon Vicković having to make a save. Radoje Petronijević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the game, Milutin Popov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Moretonhampstead's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El-Ittihad the free kick. The supporters of El-Ittihad booed when Moretonhampstead was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milutin Popov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The El-Ittihad supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Moretonhampstead's performance. The match ended with a win for Moretonhampstead.