Official Cup

King Abdullah Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The audience thought a goal was coming when Othman Al Shaikh got free with Lưu Thuyet in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Al-Ahli booed when Sài Gòn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Chi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Othman Al Shaikh came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Al-Ahli 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 Othman Al Shaikh couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Duc's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clud Almagro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Sài Gòn's goalkeeper Lưu Thuyet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Othman Al Shaikh. In the 14th minute, Huỳnh Dung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shaban Al Motaire blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lưu Thuyet having to make a save. If Matey Dachevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Trần Teo hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Al-Ahli's Othman Al Shaikh got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Mamdouh Hayat made a precise shot to the right of Lưu Thuyet. Sài Gòn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Chi in the 40th minute of play forced Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Duc in the 45th minute of play forced Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Sài Gòn's goal looked a bit too open when Matey Dachevski came free, but Lưu Thuyet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Sài Gòn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Lan to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matey Dachevski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nguyễn Nga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Clud Almagro having to make a save. Lưu Thuyet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mamdouh Hayat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Chi got free with Clud Almagro in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lưu Thuyet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Othman Al Shaikh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matey Dachevski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Chi got a free kick in the 67th minute. Clud Almagro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Duc in the 69th 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 Nguyễn Nga in the 73rd minute of play. Lưu Thuyet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matey Dachevski in the 77th minute of the match. When Huỳnh Phuc fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sài Gòn's protests and gave Huỳnh Phuc a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sài Gòn's Huỳnh Phuc got a free kick in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trần Teo. Othman Al Shaikh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lưu Thuyet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mamdouh Hayat in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Chi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Clud Almagro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.