Official Cup

King Abdullah Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marius Niculae took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Younis Al Harban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clud Almagro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodion Orel in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика were awarded a corner. Taras Vonsyk went to the cornerflag to take it. A well done corner resulted in Vyacheslav Makhnovskyi drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind Al-Ahli's goalkeeper. In the 12th minute Rodion Orel 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. Clud Almagro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodion Orel in the 14th minute of play. Gábor Bencsik made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Matey Dachevski sent off a good shot on target. Clud Almagro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Niculae in the 16th minute of play. Al-Ahli's Clud Almagro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taras Vonsyk in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Marius Niculae 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. Clud Almagro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taras Vonsyk in the 23rd minute of play. Rodion Orel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clud Almagro having to interfere. Mamdouh Hayat's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gábor Bencsik firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Niculae in the 32nd minute of play forced Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clud Almagro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marius Niculae in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Rodion Orel 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 0-2. Clud Almagro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodion Orel in the 38th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Al-Ahli's goal looked a bit too open when Rodion Orel came free, but Clud Almagro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's goal looked a bit too open when Mamdouh Hayat came free, but Gábor Bencsik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clud Almagro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodion Orel in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marius Niculae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Al-Ahli's Matey Dachevski in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's goalie prevented a goal. 53 minutes into the game, Taras Vonsyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al-Ahli the free kick. After 53 played minutes КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика got a freekick which was hit by Taras Vonsyk. Gábor Bencsik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mamdouh Hayat in the 54th minute of the match. Stepan Tovkatskiy's late challenge caught a Al-Ahli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stepan Tovkatskiy helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Stepan Tovkatskiy got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Mamdouh Hayat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gábor Bencsik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Matey Dachevski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gábor Bencsik was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Al-Ahli's Clud Almagro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy Samuelsson in the 66th minute of play. After 67 played minutes КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика got a freekick which was hit by 巩誉雄. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matey Dachevski in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gábor Bencsik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gábor Bencsik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matey Dachevski in the 76th minute of play. If Mamdouh Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gábor Bencsik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matey Dachevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matey Dachevski in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gábor Bencsik saved КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Stepan Tovkatskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's supporters rose to their feet, but Stepan Tovkatskiy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clud Almagro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ebrahem Al Qatam made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's 巩誉雄. Clud Almagro made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Stepan Tovkatskiy sent off a good shot on target. The КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.