Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sakura Storm's Tadeusz Dziechciowski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fathi Abbas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 4th minute of play. Fathi Abbas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boughera Benmabrouk in the 9th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 10th minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Fathi Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeusz Dziechciowski scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fathi Abbas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tadeusz Dziechciowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fathi Abbas having to make a save. Sakura Storm were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Salmiyah Power's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marvelous Ronaldinho took the corner. In the 35th minute Tadeusz Dziechciowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fathi Abbas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vinícius Juniors charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinícius Juniors the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vinícius Juniors hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 44 minutes Salmiyah Power's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marvelous Ronaldinho who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Marvelous Ronaldinho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Salmiyah Power's Fathi Abbas did a great save.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boughera Benmabrouk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Boughera Benmabrouk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakir Novruzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tadeusz Dziechciowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salmiyah Power's Fathi Abbas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 58th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Salmiyah Power was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boughera Benmabrouk to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute of the match, Tadeusz Dziechciowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fathi Abbas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marvelous Ronaldinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Abdellah Medjadi Zaaboub replaced Boudjemaa Haddou. With an all-out effort, Sakura Storm's Fathi Abbas threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tadeusz Dziechciowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sakura Storm's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marvelous Ronaldinho in the 72nd minute. Zakir Novruzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boughera Benmabrouk in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 minutes, Marvelous Ronaldinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sakura Storm and the Salmiyah Power players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sakura Storm's Marvelous Ronaldinho got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 76 played minutes, Salmiyah Power's Nouara Medjani shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Salmiyah Power reached it. Fathi Abbas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 86th minute Tadeusz Dziechciowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fathi Abbas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Sakura Storm's Tadeusz Dziechciowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fathi Abbas. That made the score 0-3 after 88 minutes of play. Abdellah Medjadi Zaaboub charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdellah Medjadi Zaaboub the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd minute, Abdellah Medjadi Zaaboub hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute Tadeusz Dziechciowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fathi Abbas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Sakura Storm's Tadeusz Dziechciowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fathi Abbas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sakura Storm walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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