Friendly League

Tinley Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tyrell Newby got the match started through his kick off. Basil Parra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Laref having to interfere. Yacine Djebar charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yacine Djebar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yacine Djebar hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Reda Chaouchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tyrell Newby's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Laref read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, BURAIMI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yacine Djebar to maneuver through the defense. Cheb Achiu kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Tinley's Johnnie Hinds tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Tyrell Newby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Al Ford stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toufik Moussaoui's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tinley's zone, Toufik Moussaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Al Ford came out of the goal and Toufik Moussaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Tinley's Tyrell Newby in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BURAIMI FC's goalie prevented a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Toufik Moussaoui had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Al Ford. Tinley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toufik Moussaoui was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Al Ford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toufik Moussaoui in the 39th minute of the match. Toufik Moussaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Al Ford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asher Barrera hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute of the match Mohammad Nabil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Al Ford showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Reda Chaouchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toufik Moussaoui was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind BURAIMI FC's goalkeeper Rabah Laref, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in BURAIMI FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! In the 60th minute there was a penalty for Tinley. Johnnie Hinds stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rabah Laref. 1-1. After 62 minutes, Hakim Mehenni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BURAIMI FC and the Tinley players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hakim Mehenni kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toufik Moussaoui in the 66th minute of play forced Tinley's goalkeeper Al Ford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Tinley's goalkeeper Al Ford had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reda Chaouchi. BURAIMI FC's Rabah Laref played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basil Parra in the 70th minute of play. Basil Parra struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Rabah Laref didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tinley. Rabah Laref showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basil Parra, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Rabah Laref made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basil Parra in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquin Vazquez during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Tinley got a freekick which was hit by Joaquin Vazquez. 93 minutes into the match, BURAIMI FC's Lounès Saïd-Guerni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Bob Franklin kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tinley's zone, Toufik Moussaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Al Ford came out of the goal and Toufik Moussaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. BURAIMI FC played a much better game than Tinley and deserved their victory. The Tinley players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.