U23 League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hakem Al Attar started the match with the kick off. 邓亮平 came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Tigers's Mortada Al Khames. But to his dismay, Mortada Al Khames quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fawaz Boland in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 邓亮平 saved Wool United from getting behind. If 郑宁星 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Wool United's goalkeeper 邓亮平 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hakem Khorshed. In the 16th minute Sayer Al Besher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 邓亮平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute 罗冰悦 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Alberto Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Alberto Chilavert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 罗冰悦 in the 20th minute of the match. When 罗冰悦 came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Wool United 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 罗冰悦 couldn't finish the play. José Alberto Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 罗冰悦 in the 24th minute of play. In the 31st minute, 罗冰悦 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wool United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. José Alberto Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 汪霆谦 in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 郑宁星 in the 44th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper José Alberto Chilavert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wool United's 郑宁星 got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 罗冰悦 was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Wool United! In the 53rd minute, Basem Al Baghli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 邓亮平 was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 62 minutes into the game, 罗冰悦 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. José Alberto Chilavert was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Wool United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. 袁强崇 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Golden Tigers's Hakem Al Attar got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Golden Tigers from getting a goal against them. Wool United's 邓亮平 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fawaz Boland in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Tigers's zone, 汪霆谦 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Alberto Chilavert came out of the goal and 汪霆谦 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute, Ali Al Towatan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When 汪霆谦 fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wool United's protests and gave 汪霆谦 a yellow card for diving instead. 汪霆谦 hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 89 played minutes Wool United got a freekick which was hit by 罗冰悦. 91 minutes into the match, Wool United's goal looked a bit too open when Basem Al Baghli came free, but 邓亮平 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 邓亮平 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakem Al Attar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Hakem Al Attar made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 邓亮平 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sayer Al Besher recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 朱辉潮 kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. 99 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Fawaz Boland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 邓亮平 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Golden Tigers's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.