Official Cup

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 168 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Matey Dachevski made the kick off and thus started the match. Timoteo Cordarin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mamdouh Hayat in the 3rd minute of play. Naboonga OFF's Timoteo Cordarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Othman Al Shaikh in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Ricardo Figueroa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Naboonga OFF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al-Ahli the free kick. In the 10th minute, Ricardo Figueroa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Godfredo Cordarin charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Godfredo Cordarin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 13 minutes into the game, Al-Ahli's Mamdouh Hayat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timoteo Cordarin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Al-Ahli's 韩适威 got a free kick in the 16th minute. Salvador Peio hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Othman Al Shaikh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al-Ahli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Matey Dachevski took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Timoteo Cordarin. Timoteo Cordarin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by 최 마 in the 30th minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Timoteo Cordarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mamdouh Hayat took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Timoteo Cordarin. Timoteo Cordarin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 36th minute Naboonga OFF were awarded a corner. Silvio Txerran went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Silvio Txerran got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Clud Almagro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Clud Almagro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Damian Valente showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 38 minute of play. Godfredo Cordarin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Clud Almagro made a huge save. Naboonga OFF's Timoteo Cordarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mamdouh Hayat in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Al-Ahli getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. 韩适威 hit a great ball. Silvio Txerran, 46 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ricardo Figueroa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Damian Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clud Almagro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute of the match, Othman Al Shaikh got a very nice opportunity to score, but Timoteo Cordarin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Mamdouh Hayat took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Timoteo Cordarin to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Figueroa in the 62nd minute of play forced Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Damian Valente ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clud Almagro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Americo Macias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Clud Almagro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Mamdouh Hayat rounded Naboonga OFF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-6. Mamdouh Hayat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timoteo Cordarin having to interfere. The supporters of Al-Ahli booed when Naboonga OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvio Txerran didn't get a good kick on the ball. 최 마 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Figueroa in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clud Almagro saved Al-Ahli from getting behind. Clud Almagro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Figueroa in the 84th minute of play. Othman Al Shaikh scored 2-7 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timoteo Cordarin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 89 minutes into the game, Damian Valente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Naboonga OFF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al-Ahli the free kick. A collision led to Naboonga OFF getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Damian Valente hit a great ball. Matey Dachevski scored 2-8 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timoteo Cordarin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Al-Ahli played a much better game than Naboonga OFF and deserved their victory. The Naboonga OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.