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Al Fod
Spectators: 10841 (Terracing: 8132, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) Al Wasl Dubai FC's Ali Al Arbash 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. Theo McColl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theo McColl. Theo McColl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 6 minutes of play, Al Wasl Dubai FC's Ali Al Arbash made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Theo McColl was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Al Arbash in the 9th minute of play forced fly Emirates's goalkeeper Theo McColl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Ali Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo McColl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, fly Emirates's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal came free, but Theo McColl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal in the 18th minute of play forced fly Emirates's goalkeeper Theo McColl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo McColl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Al Wasl Dubai FC booed when fly Emirates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aamir Dashti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theo McColl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Al Arbash in the 22nd minute of the match. Theo McColl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Al Arbash, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. fly Emirates's Fuad Al Hajri got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Theo McColl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaheen Al Sherazi in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Darweesh Al Sharah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo McColl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Ali Al Arbash made a precise shot to the right of Theo McColl. fly Emirates's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Theo McColl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Al Arbash, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of fly Emirates's Theo McColl. Theo McColl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sten Zander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fuad Al Hajri in the 41st minute of the match. Theo McColl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darweesh Al Sharah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by fly Emirates's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ghazi Al Fadhalah was slow to take the kick. During this time Al Wasl Dubai FC's players had a chance to rest. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

In the 53rd minute Ali Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo McColl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Luai Al Amer fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fly Emirates's protests and gave Luai Al Amer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, fly Emirates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luai Al Amer to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Al Arbash in the 57th minute of play forced fly Emirates's goalkeeper Theo McColl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shaheen Al Sherazi got free with Theo McColl in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aamir Dashti in the 61st minute of play forced Al Wasl Dubai FC's goalkeeper Sten Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo McColl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darweesh Al Sharah in the 69th minute of play. Shaheen Al Sherazi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Theo McColl made a huge save. In the 72nd minute Al Wasl Dubai FC were awarded a corner. Ghazi Al Fadhalah went to the cornerflag to take it. Mostafa Al Arbash thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Theo McColl, a very annoying self made goal in the 72nd minute which led to 0-8. 76 minutes into the match, fly Emirates's goalkeeper Theo McColl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal. If Waheed Al Holey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th match minute, Al Wasl Dubai FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ghazi Al Fadhalah to maneuver through the defense. Qais Bo Abbas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theo McColl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamed Al Sallal, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Theo McColl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Al Arbash went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. Theo McColl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darweesh Al Sharah in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Al Arbash in the 94th minute of play forced fly Emirates's goalkeeper Theo McColl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Al Wasl Dubai FC played a much better game than fly Emirates and deserved their victory. The fly Emirates players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.