Prized/Friendly Cup

East Dock Street
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yousef Abdul Karim kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Nick McDonachie notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Racing Club Sidon's Bilal Khadra. Bilal Khadra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 15 minutes into the match, Racing Club Sidon's goal looked a bit too open when Nick McDonachie came free, but Bilal Khadra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gus Simpson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nick McDonachie in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bilal Khadra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Dundee Rovers fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Dundee Rovers's Nick McDonachie looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Racing Club Sidon's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gus Simpson 22 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. With a little luck, Racing Club Sidon's Bilal Khadra got control of the ball when Nick McDonachie tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Gus Simpson notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Racing Club Sidon's Bilal Khadra. Bilal Khadra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 31 minutes, Dean Dyer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dundee Rovers and the Racing Club Sidon players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dean Dyer hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Moneer Rashid took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brandon Borthwick. Dundee Rovers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bilal Khadra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nick McDonachie in the 33rd minute. Nassar Idris hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. If Oliver McIlvride had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bilal Khadra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gus Simpson, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Bilal Khadra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nick McDonachie went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The wind increased when Nick McDonachie made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gus Simpson in the 52nd minute of play forced Racing Club Sidon's goalkeeper Bilal Khadra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gus Simpson came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Dundee Rovers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gus Simpson couldn't finish the play. After having played for 57 minutes, Nick McDonachie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dundee Rovers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nick McDonachie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nick McDonachie in the 66th minute of play forced Racing Club Sidon's goalkeeper Bilal Khadra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bilal Khadra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Simpson in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, Dundee Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walter Munn to maneuver through the defense. Bilal Khadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur McKelvie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilal Khadra came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Dundee Rovers's Keith Beton. But to his dismay, Keith Beton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. In the 83rd match minute, Racing Club Sidon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dani Abbas to maneuver through the defense. Racing Club Sidon's Bilal Khadra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick McDonachie in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Racing Club Sidon's goal looked a bit too open when Nick McDonachie came free, but Bilal Khadra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bilal Khadra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Simpson in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Nick McDonachie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bilal Khadra was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Racing Club Sidon's Bilal Khadra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick McDonachie in the 96th minute of play. Dundee Rovers walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.