League

Burj Al Arab Stadium
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nabel Al Abdullah got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Al-Jazira Sporting Club booed when Al Jumeirah FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaqoot Al Hammady didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taqi Al Mansor scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fryderyk Brataniec, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute Sari Al Qatam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fryderyk Brataniec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Al Jumeirah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sari Al Qatam came free, but Fryderyk Brataniec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fulvio Romano during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Al-Jazira Sporting Club booed when Al Jumeirah FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Romano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fryderyk Brataniec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fakher Sarkhoh in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Al Jumeirah FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mubarek Shrean hit a great ball. Al Jumeirah FC's Fryderyk Brataniec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hussain Bo Qamaz in the 24th minute of play. In the 31st minute Fakher Sarkhoh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fryderyk Brataniec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hussain Bo Qamaz scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fryderyk Brataniec, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Hussain Bo Qamaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fryderyk Brataniec. Al Jumeirah FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hussain Bo Qamaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 40th minute Fakher Sarkhoh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fryderyk Brataniec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, Al-Jazira Sporting Club's Sari Al Qatam made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fryderyk Brataniec was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yaqoot Al Hammady could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Alexandros Karterouliotis made a huge save. After the first half Al-Jazira Sporting Club were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nabel Al Abdullah's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandros Karterouliotis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Fryderyk Brataniec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fakher Sarkhoh in the 62nd minute of the match. Alexandros Karterouliotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaqoot Al Hammady in the 69th minute of play. Alexandros Karterouliotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaqoot Al Hammady in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Al-Jazira Sporting Club's goalkeeper Alexandros Karterouliotis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hussain Bo Qamaz took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fryderyk Brataniec. Fryderyk Brataniec dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Fakher Sarkhoh might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fryderyk Brataniec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fakher Sarkhoh ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Taqi Al Mansor got free with Fryderyk Brataniec in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Al Jumeirah FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Shaheen Al Dekhel hit a great ball. Hussain Bo Qamaz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Fryderyk Brataniec skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Al-Jazira Sporting Club getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Yasser Al Hammady hit a great ball. The Al-Jazira Sporting Club supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Al-Jazira Sporting Club would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.