Official Cup

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnaldo Colas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnaldo Colas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Colas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hisham Abdul Nasser was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Naike Abalos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rawan Sariyah's late challenge caught a La Mandarina Mecánica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rawan Sariyah helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rawan Sariyah hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 13th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Hisham Abdul Nasser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Bashar Al Azra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Naike Abalos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dirar Rashid took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Naike Abalos. Naike Abalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 33rd minute Akram Munahid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Dirar Rashid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Líbano's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute La Mandarina Mecánica were awarded a corner. Elias Leimann went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Fjölnir Bergsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hisham Abdul Nasser quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirar Rashid in the 45th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akram Munahid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hisham Abdul Nasser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fjölnir Bergsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Fjölnir Bergsson kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akram Munahid in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hisham Abdul Nasser narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirar Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute La Mandarina Mecánica were awarded a corner. Elias Leimann went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Elias Leimann got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hisham Abdul Nasser quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 68 minutes of play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hisham Abdul Nasser was left in no man's land by his defense there! Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Luken Abad got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirar Rashid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Líbano's Hisham Abdul Nasser got control of the ball when Arnaldo Colas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Naike Abalos came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Líbano's Dirar Rashid. But to his dismay, Dirar Rashid quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 87thth minute of the game Dirar Rashid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nour al Din Hamid to maneuver through the defense. Elias Leimann struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Hisham Abdul Nasser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Mandarina Mecánica. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Líbano had won after a very even match.