Official Cup

King Abdullah Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chih Yahia got the match started through his kick off. Ahmed Al-Jazairia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaber Al Ateqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Chih Yahia made a precise shot to the right of Younis Al Harban. Al-Ahli's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 played minutes Al-Ahli got a freekick which was hit by Basel Al Baghli. After 12 played minutes, Phenomenals FC's Rabah Mamouni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Younis Al Harban 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 Phenomenals FC reached it. Fawzi Drioueche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Younis Al Harban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fawzi Drioueche in the 15th minute of the match. After 16 minutes of play, Phenomenals FC's Fawzi Drioueche made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Younis Al Harban was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 19 played minutes Phenomenals FC got a freekick which was hit by Fathi Guendouz. Ahmed Al-Jazairia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ebrahem Al Qatam, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Jaber Al Ateqi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Ahmed Al-Jazairia 21 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Jaber Al Ateqi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ahmed Al-Jazairia. Jaber Al Ateqi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Younis Al Harban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fawzi Drioueche, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Jaber Al Ateqi made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Cheb Hemdani notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Al-Ahli's Younis Al Harban. Younis Al Harban was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute, Chih Yahia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Younis Al Harban. The goal made the score 2-4. Ahmed Al-Jazairia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaber Al Ateqi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Chih Yahia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phenomenals FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al-Ahli the free kick. Chih Yahia hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Aadil Al Motar hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, Chih Yahia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Younis Al Harban, 2-5. The supporters of Al-Ahli booed when Phenomenals FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Ahmed didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Jaber Al Ateqi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmed Al-Jazairia. Phenomenals FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaber Al Ateqi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaber Al Ateqi in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmed Al-Jazairia saved Phenomenals FC from getting behind. Al-Ahli's Younis Al Harban proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Al-Ahli from getting a goal against them. Jaber Al Ateqi scored 4-5 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ahmed Al-Jazairia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Phenomenals FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.