Valla Arena
Spectators: 7320 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Al Towatan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Olof Wennerberg to maneuver through the defense. When Ali Al Towatan came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Golden Tigers 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 Ali Al Towatan couldn't finish the play. José Alberto Chilavert was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Leif Lund capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leif Lund really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A collision led to Valla Fc getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Fredric Bergström hit a great ball. In the 12th minute of the match Hakem Al Attar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ulf Jakobsson skillfully saved the ball. José Alberto Chilavert came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Valla Fc's Leif Lund. But to his dismay, Leif Lund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 17 minutes into the game, Valentin Rosendal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valla Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. In the 17th minute, Valentin Rosendal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Esam Al Hashash notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Valla Fc's Ulf Jakobsson. Ulf Jakobsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Oskar Wallmark got a free kick in the 23rd minute. With an all-out effort, Valla Fc's José Alberto Chilavert threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valentin Rosendal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 30 minutes into the match, Oskar Wallmark notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert. José Alberto Chilavert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 35 minutes into the game, John Ambjörnsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valla Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. In the 35th minute, John Ambjörnsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute of the match Sayer Al Besher sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ulf Jakobsson skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Fredric Bergström got a free kick in the 37th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 41 minutes into the game, when Per-Olof Wennerberg put in a rough tackle. After 43 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Hakem Al Attar made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulf Jakobsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 3-2.
Ulf Jakobsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Al Towatan in the 61st minute. In the 65th match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mortada Al Khames to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match Valentin Rosendal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Alberto Chilavert skillfully saved the ball. Ulf Jakobsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Al Towatan in the 68th minute. Valla Fc's Ulf Jakobsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Valla Fc from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes into the match, Abdul Aziz Al Holey notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Valla Fc's Ulf Jakobsson. Ulf Jakobsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulf Jakobsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Al Towatan in the 83rd minute. Ulf Jakobsson made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Fawaz Boland sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute, Fawaz Boland made a precise shot to the right of Ulf Jakobsson. Valla Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. When the match was over Golden Tigers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Valla Fc throughout the match.
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